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CVE-2011-1675

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first...

3.3 LowFix available

CVE-2011-1675 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Linux Util-linux, published April 10, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in util-linux 2.20.1-1.

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Record
CVE-2011-1675
CVSS 2.0
3.3 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Record
CVE-2011-1675
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1675 No score

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Record
EUVD-2011-1675
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rjp4-x6wp-r79j No score

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first...

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Record
GHSA-rjp4-x6wp-r79j
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Record
CVE-2011-1675
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1675 No score

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1675
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2011-1675 No score

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1675
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
util-linux
Debian:12
 before 2.20.1-1
2.20.1-1
util-linux
Debian:13
 before 2.20.1-1
2.20.1-1
util-linux
Debian:14
 before 2.20.1-1
2.20.1-1
libblkid-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
libuuid-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
util-linux-ng
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
util-linux-ng-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
libblkid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
libuuid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
uuidd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libblkid-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
libuuid-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
util-linux-ng
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
util-linux-ng-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
libblkid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
libuuid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
uuidd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
libblkid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
libblkid-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
libuuid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
libuuid-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
util-linux-ng
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
util-linux-ng-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
uuidd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
libblkid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
libblkid-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
libuuid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
libuuid-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
util-linux-ng
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
util-linux-ng-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
uuidd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
util-linux
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.13-0.59.el5
0:2.13-0.59.el5
util-linux-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.13-0.59.el5
0:2.13-0.59.el5
util-linux
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.13-0.59.el5
0:2.13-0.59.el5
util-linux-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.13-0.59.el5
0:2.13-0.59.el5

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03affected
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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