CVE-2011-1831

NameCVE-2011-1831
Descriptionutils/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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2382-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ecryptfs-utils (PTS)bullseye111-5fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm111-6fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ecryptfs-utilssourcelenny68-1+lenny1DSA-2382-1
ecryptfs-utilssourcesqueeze83-4+squeeze1DSA-2382-1
ecryptfs-utilssource(unstable)92-1
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