ecryptfs-utils: ecryptfs-recover-private insecure permissions on the temporary mount point
Published Feb 15, 2014
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
utils/ecryptfs-recover-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not establish a subdirectory with safe permissions, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via standard filesystem operations during the recovery process.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 89
- 62
- 63
- 64
- 65
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 69
- 70
- 71
- 72
- 73
- 74
- 75
- 76
- 77
- 78
- 79
- 80
- 81
- 82
- 83
- 84
- 85
- 86
- 87
- 58
- 59
- 60
- 61
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ecryptfs-utils
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ecryptfs-utils
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ecryptfs-utils | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ecryptfs-utils | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of ecryptfs-utils as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or 6.
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:L/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 | 0.38% (0.00378) | 29.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00378) | 29.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 10.89th | 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 (8)
- 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-2011-1836 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730964 Issue Tracking
- https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1836
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1836
| 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-2011-1836 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730964 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1836 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1836 |
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