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ecryptfs: multiple flaws to mount/umount arbitrary locations and possibly disclose confidential information

Published Feb 15, 2014

Description

utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly maintain the mtab file during error conditions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (table corruption) or bypass intended unmounting restrictions via a umount system call.

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Remediation

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Metrics

Weaknesses (1)

References (7)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner canonical
Published Feb 15, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 27, 2011
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Aug 9, 2011