Description
The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-1748 | The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:37:25.665Z
Reserved: 2011-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-1749
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-02-26T15:55:06.920
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-1749
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD