VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-0541
fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via a symlink attack.
LOW 3.3EPSS 0.32%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via a symlink attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- fuse/fuse
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://fuse.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=fuse/fuse%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bf5ffb5fd8558bd799791834def431c0cee5a11f
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/02/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/03/5Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/08/4Patch
- http://fuse.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=fuse/fuse%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bf5ffb5fd8558bd799791834def431c0cee5a11f
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/02/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/03/5Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/08/4Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.