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CVE-2011-1676

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-1676 describes a vulnerability in the 'mount' utility within util-linux versions 2.19 and earlier, affecting Linux systems. This flaw allows a local attacker to corrupt the /etc/mtab file by repeatedly invoking 'mount' after a failed attempt, as the temporary file /etc/mtab.tmp is not properly removed. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a local attack vector with medium complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linux:util-linux:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

3.3LOW

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-1676

util-linux: mount does not remove /etc/mtab.tmp after failed mount entry addition

Mar 3, 2011

References

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