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CVE-2011-1836

utils/ecryptfs-recover-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not establish a subdirectory with...

4.6 MediumFix available

CVE-2011-1836 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Ecryptfs Ecryptfs-utils, published February 15, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in ecryptfs-utils 92-1.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.6 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.38%EPSS, 32nd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
92-1ecryptfs-utils +3 more

Description

utils/ecryptfs-recover-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not establish a subdirectory with safe permissions, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via standard filesystem operations during the recovery process.

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
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
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 108-2.5
108-2.5

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.6

utils/ecryptfs-recover-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not establish a subdirectory with safe permissions, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via standard filesystem operations during the recovery process.

Record
CVE-2011-1836
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

utils/ecryptfs-recover-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not establish a subdirectory with safe permissions, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via standard filesystem operations during the recovery process.

Record
CVE-2011-1836
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1834No score

utils/ecryptfs-recover-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not establish a subdirectory with safe permissions, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via standard filesystem operations during the recovery process.

Record
EUVD-2011-1834
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5764-q5mh-rcg7No score

utils/ecryptfs-recover-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not establish a subdirectory with...

utils/ecryptfs-recover-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not establish a subdirectory with safe permissions, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via standard filesystem operations during the recovery process.

Record
GHSA-5764-q5mh-rcg7
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

utils/ecryptfs-recover-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not establish a subdirectory with safe permissions, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via standard filesystem operations during the recovery process.

Record
CVE-2011-1836
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1836No score

utils/ecryptfs-recover-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not establish a subdirectory with safe permissions, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via standard filesystem operations during the recovery process.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1836
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10118-1No 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

History

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

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