High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2019· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-3409
CVE-2012-3409
Description
ecryptfs-utils: suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,nodev which creates a possible privilege escalation
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=86,<99
- (no CPE)
- ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-utilsv5Range: < 99
Patches
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References
6- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/11/23nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/12/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/13/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3409nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3409nvdThird Party Advisory
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