Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1675
CVE-2011-1675
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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Affected products
18cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 16 more
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.19
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.12:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.13:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <=2.19
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References
20- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/11nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/12nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/9nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/16nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1691.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- secunia.com/advisories/48114nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66705nvd
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