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CVE-2011-1837

Published: Feb 15, 2014Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-264
NVD MITRE
3.6CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 70.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The lock-counter implementation in utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:NI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

n/an/a
ecryptfs-utilsecryptfs
Mixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ecryptfs utilsecryptfs
Mixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux EnterpriseNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ecryptfsoss-projectOperating Systems
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html
lists.opensuse.org
https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download
launchpad.net
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465
bugzilla.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Feb 15, 2014
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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