CVE-2011-1837

The lock-counter implementation in utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90...

3.6 LowFix available

The lock-counter implementation in utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.6

The lock-counter implementation in utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2011-1837
CVSS 2.0: 3.6 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The lock-counter implementation in utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2011-1837
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-1835 No score

The lock-counter implementation in utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Record: EUVD-2011-1835
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-29qx-j9r5-xp78 No score

The lock-counter implementation in utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90...

The lock-counter implementation in utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Record: GHSA-29qx-j9r5-xp78
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

The lock-counter implementation in utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2011-1837
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1837 No score

The lock-counter implementation in utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1837
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10118-1 No score

ecryptfs-utils-108-2.5 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ecryptfs-utils-108-2.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10118-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ecryptfs-utils` Debian:12	before 92-1	92-1
`ecryptfs-utils` Debian:13	before 92-1	92-1
`ecryptfs-utils` Debian:14	before 92-1	92-1
`ecryptfs-utils` Debian:5.0	before 68-1+lenny1, plus listed versions 68-1	68-1+lenny1
`ecryptfs-utils` Debian:6.0	before 83-4+squeeze1, plus listed versions 83-4	83-4+squeeze1
`ecryptfs-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 0:75-5.el5_7.2	0:75-5.el5_7.2
`ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 0:75-5.el5_7.2	0:75-5.el5_7.2
`ecryptfs-utils-gui` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 0:75-5.el5_7.2	0:75-5.el5_7.2
`ecryptfs-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	before 0:75-5.el5_7.2	0:75-5.el5_7.2
`ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	before 0:75-5.el5_7.2	0:75-5.el5_7.2

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ecryptfs-utils-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	before 0:75-5.el5_7.2	0:75-5.el5_7.2
`ecryptfs-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:75-5.el5_7.2	0:75-5.el5_7.2
`ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:75-5.el5_7.2	0:75-5.el5_7.2
`ecryptfs-utils-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:75-5.el5_7.2	0:75-5.el5_7.2
`ecryptfs-utils-gui` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:75-5.el5_7.2	0:75-5.el5_7.2
`ecryptfs-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:82-6.el6_1.3	0:82-6.el6_1.3
`ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:82-6.el6_1.3	0:82-6.el6_1.3
`ecryptfs-utils-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:82-6.el6_1.3	0:82-6.el6_1.3
`ecryptfs-utils-python` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:82-6.el6_1.3	0:82-6.el6_1.3
`ecryptfs-utils` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 108-2.5	108-2.5

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-2011-1837 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.6) in Ecryptfs Ecryptfs-utils, published January 7, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in ecryptfs-utils 92-1.

References

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