3.3

CVE-2011-1675: linux util-linux Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 3.3v2.0LowModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2011-1675DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1675
Published 10-04-2011Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-1675 is a low (CVSS 3.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in linux util-linux. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
13/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.3/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
RHSA-2011:1691RHSA-2012:0307

Timeline

  1. 10-04-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • util-linux< 2.20.1-1
Linux1 product
  • util-linux≤ 2.19 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.10 | 2.11 | 2.12 | 2.12:pre | 2.13 | 2.13:pre | 2.14 | 2.15 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.18
Ubuntu1 product
  • util-linux< 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.4

3 vendors · 3 products

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