util-linux: mount does not remove /etc/mtab.tmp after failed mount entry addition
Published Apr 10, 2011
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.49%
Description
mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier does not remove the /etc/mtab.tmp file after a failed attempt to add a mount entry, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via multiple invocations.
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 4
util-linux
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
util-linux
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
util-linux-ng
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | util-linux | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | util-linux | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | util-linux-ng | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security determined that this flaw was not a security vulnerability. See the Bugzilla link for more details.
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 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 39.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 37.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 25.06th | 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 (22)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/16 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1676 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688980 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695921 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66704 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1676
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1676
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