CVE-2011-1833
Public on 2011-10-31
Modified on 2014-09-14
Description
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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2011-10-31 | ALAS-2011-16 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 3.3 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 3.3 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |