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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 26, 2014· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2011-1749

CVE-2011-1749

Description

The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Affected products

4
  • Linux Nfs/Nfs Utils4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.2.3
    • cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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