The addmntent function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier does not report an error status for failed attempts to write to the /etc/mtab file, which makes it easier for local users to trigger corruption of this file, as demonstrated by writes from a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0296.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.6
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-profileUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade nptl-develUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade nscd | Dec 1, 2016 | Apr 9, 2011 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade glibc | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 10, 2011 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-libs/glibc. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 9, 2011 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-staticUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-common | Oct 16, 2024 | Apr 10, 2011 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade glibc-32bitUpgrade glibc-infoUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-profileUpgrade glibc-profile-32bitUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-devel-32bitUpgrade glibc-localeUpgrade glibc-i18ndataUpgrade glibc-htmlUpgrade glibc-locale-32bit | Dec 12, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc6Upgrade libc-bin | Nov 8, 2024 | Apr 10, 2011 |
| Vmsa 2012 0013 | — | Upgrade VMware ESX 4.1 to build number 800380 | Sep 17, 2012 | Apr 9, 2011 |
| Vmsa 2012 0018 | — | Upgrade VMware ESXi 5.0 to build number 912577Upgrade VMware ESXi 5.1 to build number 911593 | Jan 4, 2013 | Apr 9, 2011 |
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