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CVE-2011-1832

utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, which allows local users to remove directories via a umount system call.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-1832 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from ecryptfs, from ecryptfs organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-02-15T14:57:06.283

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	≤ 89	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	62	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	63	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	64	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	65	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	66	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	67	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	68	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	69	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	70	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	71	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	72	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	73	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	74	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	75	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	76	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	77	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	78	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	79	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	80	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	81	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	82	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	83	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	84	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	85	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	86	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs-utils	87	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs_utils	58	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs_utils	59	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs_utils	60	Yes
Application	ecryptfs	ecryptfs_utils	61	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ecryptfs's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.