CVE-2011-0541
Status: ModifiedLow (3.3)—
fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via a symlink attack.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 3.3
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.32%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 23
- Score date: 10/4/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-59
References
- http://fuse.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=fuse/fuse%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bf5ffb5fd8558bd799791834def431c0cee5a11f
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/02/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/03/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/08/4
- http://fuse.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=fuse/fuse%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bf5ffb5fd8558bd799791834def431c0cee5a11f
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/02/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/03/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/08/4
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