Description
The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.
Published: 2014-02-26
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1748 The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.
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Linux-nfs Nfs-utils
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:37:25.665Z

Reserved: 2011-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1749

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-02-26T15:55:06.920

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1749

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-04-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1749 - Bugzilla

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