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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 23, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-3531

CVE-2005-3531

Description

fusermount in FUSE before 2.4.1, if installed setuid root, allows local users to corrupt /etc/mtab and possibly modify mount options by performing a mount over a directory whose name contains certain special characters.

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Affected products

6
  • Fuse/Fuse6 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:miklos_szeredi:fuse:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:miklos_szeredi:fuse:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:miklos_szeredi:fuse:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:miklos_szeredi:fuse:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:miklos_szeredi:fuse:2.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:miklos_szeredi:fuse:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <2.4.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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