CVE-2011-4126
Race condition issues were found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c allowing unprivileged...
Race condition issues were found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c allowing unprivileged users the ability to mount any device to anywhere.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Race condition issues were found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c allowing unprivileged users the ability to mount any device to anywhere.
- Record
CVE-2011-4126- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition issues were found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c allowing unprivileged users the ability to mount any device to anywhere.
- Record
CVE-2011-4126- Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-4074 No score
Race condition issues were found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c allowing unprivileged users the ability to mount any device to anywhere.
- Record
EUVD-2011-4074- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m85p-c5xr-7h82 No score
Race condition issues were found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c allowing unprivileged...
Race condition issues were found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c allowing unprivileged users the ability to mount any device to anywhere.
- Record
GHSA-m85p-c5xr-7h82- Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Race condition issues were found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c allowing unprivileged users the ability to mount any device to anywhere.
- Record
CVE-2011-4126- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-4126
Race condition issues were found in Calibre at devices/linux_mount_helper.c allowing unprivileged users the ability to mount any device to anywhere.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4126- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-4126 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Calibre-ebook Calibre, published October 27, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.54%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in calibre 1.5.0+dfsg-1.