VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-1833

CVSS score3.3 LOW
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-10-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Description

Race condition in the ecryptfs_mount function in fs/ecryptfs/main.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to bypass intended file permissions via a mount.ecryptfs_private mount with a mismatched uid.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Primary references