CVE-2011-0461

/etc/init.d/boot.localfs in the aaa_base package before 11.2-43.48.1 in SUSE openSUSE 11.2, and...

6.3 MediumFix available

/etc/init.d/boot.localfs in the aaa_base package before 11.2-43.48.1 in SUSE openSUSE 11.2, and before 11.3-8.7.1 in openSUSE 11.3, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /dev/shm/mtab.

Exploit likelihood

0.30%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.3

Record: CVE-2011-0461
CVSS 2.0: 6.3 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2011-0461
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-0481 No score

Record: EUVD-2011-0481
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gf29-xw53-r4vv No score

/etc/init.d/boot.localfs in the aaa_base package before 11.2-43.48.1 in SUSE openSUSE 11.2, and...

Record: GHSA-gf29-xw53-r4vv
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10094-1 No score

aaa_base-13.2+git20160915.106a00d-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the aaa_base-13.2+git20160915.106a00d-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10094-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

opensuse

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`aaa_base` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 13.2+git20160915.106a00d-1.1	13.2+git20160915.106a00d-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-0461 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Opensuse, published April 1, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. Fixed in aaa_base 13.2+git20160915.106a00d-1.1.