CVE-2011-1831 in ecryptfs-utils

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 04/27/2011
• Disclosure: 02/15/2014
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-264 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.9
• EPSS: 0.00043
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1831
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1831
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2011-1831/