Vulnerability in Ecryptfs Ecryptfs-Utils
CVE-2011-1831
utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, which allows local users to effectively replace any directory with a new filesystem, and consequently gain privileges, via a mount system call.
EPSS: 0.004 (29.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Ecryptfs Ecryptfs-utils — versions 62, 63, 64
- Ecryptfs Ecryptfs_utils — versions 58, 59, 60
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@ubuntu.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)