CVE-2011-1749
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697975
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0310.html
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/nfs/files/nfs-utils/1.2.4/Changelog-nfs-utils-1.2.4/download
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/25/5
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1534.html
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697975
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0310.html
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/nfs/files/nfs-utils/1.2.4/Changelog-nfs-utils-1.2.4/download
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/25/5
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1534.html
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