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CVE-2011-1749

The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before...

3.3 LowFix available

The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Record
CVE-2011-1749
CVSS 2.0
3.3 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Record
CVE-2011-1749
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1748 No score

The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Record
EUVD-2011-1748
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c72p-cwvx-7724 No score

The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before...

The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Record
GHSA-c72p-cwvx-7724
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Record
CVE-2011-1749
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1749 No score

The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1749
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2011-1749 No score

The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1749
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
nfs-utils
Debian:12
 before 1:1.2.3-3
1:1.2.3-3
nfs-utils
Debian:13
 before 1:1.2.3-3
1:1.2.3-3
nfs-utils
Debian:14
 before 1:1.2.3-3
1:1.2.3-3
nfs-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1:1.2.3-15.el6
1:1.2.3-15.el6
nfs-utils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1:1.2.3-15.el6
1:1.2.3-15.el6
nfs-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1:1.2.3-15.el6
1:1.2.3-15.el6
nfs-utils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1:1.2.3-15.el6
1:1.2.3-15.el6
nfs-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1:1.2.3-15.el6
1:1.2.3-15.el6
nfs-utils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1:1.2.3-15.el6
1:1.2.3-15.el6
nfs-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1:1.2.3-15.el6
1:1.2.3-15.el6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
nfs-utils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1:1.2.3-15.el6
1:1.2.3-15.el6
nfs-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 1:1.0.9-60.el5
1:1.0.9-60.el5
nfs-utils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 1:1.0.9-60.el5
1:1.0.9-60.el5
nfs-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 1:1.0.9-60.el5
1:1.0.9-60.el5
nfs-utils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 1:1.0.9-60.el5
1:1.0.9-60.el5

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2011-1749 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Linux-nfs Nfs-utils, published February 26, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in nfs-utils 1:1.2.3-3.

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