CVE-2011-1676 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can corrupt the system mount table by repeatedly triggering failed mount attempts, potentially causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-1676?
CVE-2011-1676 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Apr 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1676?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux Util-Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1676?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1676 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2011-1676 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1676 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xgxp-wxpw-r9x6.