VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-3409
ecryptfs-utils: suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,nodev which creates a possible privilege escalation
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
ecryptfs-utils: suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,nodev which creates a possible privilege escalation
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- ecryptfs/ecryptfs-utils · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/11/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/12/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/13/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3409Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-3409Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3409Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/11/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/12/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/13/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3409Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-3409Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3409Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.