ecryptfs: multiple flaws to mount/umount arbitrary locations and possibly disclose confidential information
Published Feb 15, 2014
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
The encrypted private-directory setup process in utils/ecryptfs-setup-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly ensure that the passphrase file is created, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions at a certain time in the new-user creation steps.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 89
- 62
- 63
- 64
- 65
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 69
- 70
- 71
- 72
- 73
- 74
- 75
- 76
- 77
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- 80
- 81
- 82
- 83
- 84
- 85
- 86
- 87
- 58
- 59
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- 61
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ecryptfs-utils-0:75-5.el5_7.2
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1241
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ecryptfs-utils-0:82-6.el6_1.3
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1241
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ecryptfs-utils-0:75-5.el5_7.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1241 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ecryptfs-utils-0:82-6.el6_1.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1241 |
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:P
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 26.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 26.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 15.52th | 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) |
References (7)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1835 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1835
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1835
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1835 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking | |
| https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1835 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1835 |
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