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CVE-2011-1677

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-1677 describes a vulnerability in util-linux 2.19 and earlier, where the 'mount' utility fails to remove a lock file (/etc/mtab~) after a failed mount attempt. This oversight creates a local attack vector with unspecified impact, potentially leading to information disclosure, modification, or denial of service. While the CVSS score is moderate at 4.6, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

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

4.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 3,048 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: util-linux-0:2.13-0.59.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: util-linux-ng-0:2.17.2-12.4.el6
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: util-linux

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-1677Low

util-linux: umount may fail to remove /etc/mtab~ lock file

Mar 3, 2011

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/11
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/12
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/9
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/16
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
secunia.com / advisories/48114
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/66703
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-1691.html
Third Party Advisory