Access Restriction Bypass Affecting ecryptfs-utils-devel package, versions <0:82-6.el6_1.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-ECRYPTFSUTILSDEVEL-2047709
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed9 Aug 2011

Introduced: 9 Aug 2011

CVE-2011-1832  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 ecryptfs-utils-devel to version 0:82-6.el6_1.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ecryptfs-utils-devel package and not the ecryptfs-utils-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, which allows local users to remove directories via a umount system call.

CVSS Scores

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