CVE-2011-0541

fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows...

3.3 LowFix available

fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via a symlink attack.

Exploit likelihood

0.32%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via a symlink attack.

Record: CVE-2011-0541
CVSS 2.0: 3.3 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via a symlink attack.

Record: CVE-2011-0541
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-0559 No score

fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via a symlink attack.

Record: EUVD-2011-0559
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c7fc-4fvh-989j No score

fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows...

fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via a symlink attack.

Record: GHSA-c7fc-4fvh-989j
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via a symlink attack.

Record: CVE-2011-0541
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-0541 No score

fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via a symlink attack.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0541
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10378-1 No score

fuse-2.9.5-1.6 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the fuse-2.9.5-1.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10378-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

fuse

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`fuse` Debian:12	before 2.8.5-1	2.8.5-1
`fuse` Debian:13	before 2.8.5-1	2.8.5-1
`fuse` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:2.8.3-3.el6_1	0:2.8.3-3.el6_1
`fuse-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:2.8.3-3.el6_1	0:2.8.3-3.el6_1
`fuse-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:2.8.3-3.el6_1	0:2.8.3-3.el6_1
`fuse-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:2.8.3-3.el6_1	0:2.8.3-3.el6_1
`fuse` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 2.9.5-1.6	2.9.5-1.6

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-2011-0541 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Fuse, published September 2, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in fuse 2.8.5-1.

References

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