util-linux: mount fails to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE
Published Apr 10, 2011
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.19
- 2.2
- 2.5
- 2.7
- 2.8
- 2.9
- 2.10
- 2.11
- 2.12
- 2.12
- 2.13
- 2.13
- 2.14
- 2.15
- 2.16
- 2.17
- 2.18
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
util-linux-0:2.13-0.59.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0307
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
util-linux-ng-0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1691
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
util-linux
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | util-linux-0:2.13-0.59.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0307 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | util-linux-ng-0:2.17.2-12.4.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1691 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | util-linux | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00404) | 32.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00404) | 31.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 17.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (24)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1675 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688980 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695916 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66705 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1675
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1675
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