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TI-2011-02775 Aliases CVE-2011-3145GHSA-r6pf-mxwq-6rrh

mount.ecrpytfs_private sets group owner of /etc/mtab to user's primary group

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-254Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

When mount.ecrpytfs_private before version 87-0ubuntu1.2 calls setreuid() it doesn't also set the effective group id. So when it creates the new version, mtab.tmp, it's created with the group id of the user running mount.ecryptfs_private.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0098 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mount.ecrpytfs_private_project:mount.ecrpytfs_private:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMount.ecrpytfs Private Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:mount.ecrpytfs_private_project:mount.ecrpytfs_private:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Mount.ecrpytfs Private Project

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:1241 Released 2011-08-31 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ecryptfs-utils security update
    • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) ecryptfs-utils-75-5.el5_7.2, ecryptfs-utils-devel-75-5.el5_7.2, ecryptfs-utils-devel-75-5.el5_7.2.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) ecryptfs-utils-75-5.el5_7.2, ecryptfs-utils-75-5.el5_7.2.i386, ecryptfs-utils-75-5.el5_7.2.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) ecryptfs-utils-75-5.el5_7.2, ecryptfs-utils-75-5.el5_7.2.i386, ecryptfs-utils-gui-75-5.el5_7.2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ecryptfs-utils-82-6.el6_1.3, ecryptfs-utils-82-6.el6_1.3.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) ecryptfs-utils-82-6.el6_1.3, ecryptfs-utils-devel-82-6.el6_1.3, ecryptfs-utils-devel-82-6.el6_1.3.ppc +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:1241
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2011:1241
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:1241
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1241
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1241

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3145
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6pf-mxwq-6rrh

References

Patch 1

Sources

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