Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 22, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-3879
CVE-2010-3879
Description
FUSE, possibly 2.8.5 and earlier, allows local users to create mtab entries with arbitrary pathnames, and consequently unmount any filesystem, via a symlink attack on the parent directory of the mountpoint of a FUSE filesystem, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0789.
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References
20- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2010-November/077247.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/8nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/05/2nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.halfdog.net/Security/FuseTimerace/nvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44623nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/670622nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue Tracking
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053792.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42961nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42965nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1045-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1045-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62986nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- osvdb.org/70520nvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0181nvdPermissions Required
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0302nvdPermissions Required
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