CVE-2011-3151 json
SELinux initscript misuse of touch
published 2019-04-22 7 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-3118
- cvss
- 5.2
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Ubuntu SELinux initscript before version 1:0.10 used touch to create a lockfile in a world-writable directory. If the OS kernel does not have symlink protections then an attacker can cause a zero byte file to be allocated on any writable filesystem.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 5.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
References
-
launchpadlibrarian.net
/88098106/selinux_0.10~10.04.1.debdiff
patch, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-3151
- NVD CVE-2011-3151
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