CVE-2011-1677 | Vulnerability Database | Aqua Security

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier does not remove the /etc/mtab~ lock file after a failed attempt to add a mount entry, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.

Affected Software

Name	Vendor	Start Version	End Version
Util-linux	Linux	2.2	2.2
Util-linux	Linux	2.5	2.5
Util-linux	Linux	2.7	2.7
Util-linux	Linux	2.8	2.8
Util-linux	Linux	2.9	2.9
Util-linux	Linux	2.10	2.10
Util-linux	Linux	2.11	2.11
Util-linux	Linux	2.12	2.12
Util-linux	Linux	2.12	2.12
Util-linux	Linux	2.13	2.13
Util-linux	Linux	2.13	2.13
Util-linux	Linux	2.14	2.14
Util-linux	Linux	2.15	2.15
Util-linux	Linux	2.16	2.16
Util-linux	Linux	2.17	2.17
Util-linux	Linux	2.18	2.18
Util-linux	Linux	*	2.19
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	RedHat	util-linux-0:2.13-0.59.el5	*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	RedHat	util-linux-ng-0:2.17.2-12.4.el6	*
Util-linux	Ubuntu	dapper	*
Util-linux	Ubuntu	hardy	*
Util-linux	Ubuntu	karmic	*
Util-linux	Ubuntu	lucid	*
Util-linux	Ubuntu	maverick	*
Util-linux	Ubuntu	natty	*
Util-linux	Ubuntu	oneiric	*
Util-linux	Ubuntu	quantal	*
Util-linux	Ubuntu	raring	*
Util-linux	Ubuntu	saucy	*
Util-linux	Ubuntu	upstream	*

References

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
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/2
http://secunia.com/advisories/48114
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1691.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688980
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66703

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1677
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-noinfo.html