CVE-2011-1676

Exp

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier does not remove the /etc/mtab.tmp file after a failed attempt to add a mount entry, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via multiple invocations.

Published: 2011-04-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-1676 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-1676

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1676

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.10% 0.49% +0.39%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.10% +0.05%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-1676

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.4 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-1676

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-1676

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2011-1676: 1 GLSA(s) (201405-15), 1 atom(s) (sys-apps/util-linux); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-1676
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1676
ubuntu low CVE-2011-1676 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (util-linux), 15 status rows across 15 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): ignored 10, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1676

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-1676

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux util-linux <= 2.19 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.9 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.12:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.13:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.15 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.16 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.17 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux util-linux 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-1676

URL Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/11
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/12
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/7
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/9
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/16
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/7
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/3 Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688980 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66704
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