Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1196-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that eCryptfs incorrectly handled permissions when modifying the mtab file. A local attacker could use this flaw to manipulate the mtab file, and possibly unmount arbitrary locations, leading to a denial of service.
Affected
ecryptfs-utils on Ubuntu 11.04 ,
Ubuntu 10.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-3145 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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