CVE-2011-1831 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by replacing directories with new filesystems due to improper mountpoint permission checks in ecryptfs-utils.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1831?
CVE-2011-1831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, which allows local users to effectively replace any directory with a new filesystem, and consequently gain privileges, via a mount system call.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1831?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ecryptfs Ecryptfs-Utils, Ecryptfs Ecryptfs Utils.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1831?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-1831 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1831 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1831, GHSA-3699-7c24-vh7q.