CVE-2011-1833 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2011-1833?

CVE-2011-1833 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 Oct 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Race condition in the ecryptfs_mount function in fs/ecryptfs/main.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to bypass intended file permissions via a mount.ecryptfs_private mount with a mismatched uid.

Weakness: CWE-362, CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1833?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1833?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2011-1833 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1833 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1833, GHSA-6h3p-7rvv-c5j9.