CVE-2011-1833
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Race condition in the ecryptfs_mount function in fs/ecryptfs/main.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to bypass intended file permissions via a mount.ecryptfs_private mount with a mismatched uid.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:1350 | 2011-10-05 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:1386 | 2011-10-20 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Ubuntu Security Team for reporting this issue. The Ubuntu Security Team acknowledges Vasiliy Kulikov of Openwall and Dan Rosenberg as the original reporters.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation