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CVE-2011-1835 json

The encrypted private-directory setup process in utils/ecryptfs-setup-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly ensure that the…

published 2014-02-15 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1833

cvss
4.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The encrypted private-directory setup process in utils/ecryptfs-setup-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly ensure that the passphrase file is created, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions at a certain time in the new-user creation steps.

Patch / fix

  • ecryptfs-utils Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 92-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1835

  • ecryptfs-utils RHEL 5 75-5.el5_7.2
  • ecryptfs-utils RHEL 6 82-6.el6_1.3
  • ecryptfs-utils-gui RHEL 5 75-5.el5_7.2
  • ecryptfs-utils-python RHEL 6 82-6.el6_1.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:1241

  • ecryptfs-utils openSUSE Tumbleweed 108-2.5

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10118-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-1835 updated cvss 4.6

ecryptfs: multiple flaws to mount/umount arbitrary locations and possibly disclose confidential information

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) ecryptfs-utils 75-5.el5_7.2, ecryptfs-utils-gui 75-5.el5_7.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) ecryptfs-utils 75-5.el5_7.2, ecryptfs-utils-gui 75-5.el5_7.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ecryptfs-utils 82-6.el6_1.3, ecryptfs-utils-python 82-6.el6_1.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) ecryptfs-utils 82-6.el6_1.3, ecryptfs-utils-python 82-6.el6_1.3 Red Hat RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) ecryptfs-utils 75-5.el5_7.2, ecryptfs-utils-gui 75-5.el5_7.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1241

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors

References

Sources

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