Description
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.
Published: 2014-02-15
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2382-1 ecryptfs-utils security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1833 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1188-1 eCryptfs vulnerabilities
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Ecryptfs Ecryptfs-utils Ecryptfs Utils
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:37:25.827Z

Reserved: 2011-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1835

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-02-15T14:57:06.330

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

Link: CVE-2011-1835

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-08-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1835 - Bugzilla

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