Description
The addmntent function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier does not report an error status for failed attempts to write to the /etc/mtab file, which makes it easier for local users to trigger corruption of this file, as demonstrated by writes from a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0296.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-1103 | The addmntent function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier does not report an error status for failed attempts to write to the /etc/mtab file, which makes it easier for local users to trigger corruption of this file, as demonstrated by writes from a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0296. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1396-1 | GNU C Library vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:14:27.618Z
Reserved: 2011-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-1089
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-04-10T02:55:01.367
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-1089
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN