CVE-2011-3617 Missing authorization in Tahoe-LAFS

What is CVE-2011-3617?

CVE-2011-3617 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 26 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Tahoe-LAFS v1.3.0 through v1.8.2 could allow unauthorized users to delete immutable files in some cases.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3617?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Tahoe-Lafs Tahoe-Lafs.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3617?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2011-3617 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3617 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3617, GHSA-4m5g-5j75-mfx2.