CVE-2011-0542

fusermount in fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not perform a chdir to / before performing a mount or...

3.3 LowFix available

fusermount in fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not perform a chdir to / before performing a mount or umount, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

0.32%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

fusermount in fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not perform a chdir to / before performing a mount or umount, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2011-0542
CVSS 2.0: 3.3 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

fusermount in fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not perform a chdir to / before performing a mount or umount, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2011-0542
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-0560 No score

fusermount in fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not perform a chdir to / before performing a mount or umount, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via unspecified vectors.

Record: EUVD-2011-0560
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w2gc-fxmq-hpfh No score

fusermount in fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not perform a chdir to / before performing a mount or...

fusermount in fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not perform a chdir to / before performing a mount or umount, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via unspecified vectors.

Record: GHSA-w2gc-fxmq-hpfh
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

fusermount in fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not perform a chdir to / before performing a mount or umount, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2011-0542
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-0542 No score

fusermount in fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not perform a chdir to / before performing a mount or umount, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via unspecified vectors.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0542
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

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-2011-0542 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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