MEDIUM
/etc/init.d/boot.localfs in the aaa_base package before 11.2-43.48.1 in SUSE openSUSE 11.2, and before 11.3-8.7.1 in openSUSE 11.3, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /dev/shm/mtab
Published Apr 1, 2011
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
/etc/init.d/boot.localfs in the aaa_base package before 11.2-43.48.1 in SUSE openSUSE 11.2, and before 11.3-8.7.1 in openSUSE 11.3, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /dev/shm/mtab.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.30% 0.00296
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00296
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00296) | 20.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00296) | 21.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00024) | 3.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-03/msg00007.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0461.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/665479 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-03/msg00007.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0461.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/665479 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 1, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 14, 2011
Link CVE-2011-0461
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a