CVE-2011-1675

util-linux: mount fails to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE

Published Apr 10, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1675 mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:37 PM
Reserved
Apr 9, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 10, 2011, 2:55 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:29 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 3, 2011, 12:00 AM