CVE-2011-1831

EPSS 0.04%

ecryptfs-utils - multiple

Published: 2/15/2014Modified: 4/28/2026

Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1831

Description

utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, which allows local users to effectively replace any directory with a new filesystem, and consequently gain privileges, via a mount system call.

Affected packages (2)

Debian/ecryptfs-utilsfrom 0, < 92-1
Debian/ecryptfs-utilsfrom 0, < 68-1+lenny1

References (1)

ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1831