CVE-2012-3409 (GCVE-0-2012-3409)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-12-20 13:33 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
ecryptfs-utils: suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,nodev which creates a possible privilege escalation
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,nodev leading to possible privilege escalation
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/12/1 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/0… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/13/5 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3409 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ecryptfs-utils | ecryptfs-utils |
Affected:
< 99
|
guessed |
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