CVE catalog

CVE-2005-3531

fuse: CVE-2005-3531

Severity: Medium
Published: Nov 23, 2005, 12:03:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.36% · Oct 27, 2026

fusermount in FUSE before 2.4.1, if installed setuid root, allows local users to corrupt /etc/mtab and possibly modify mount options by performing a mount over a directory whose name contains certain special characters.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	fuse	sid	`2.9.9-9`	fixed
Debian	fuse	trixie	`2.9.9-9`	fixed
Debian	fuse	bookworm	`2.9.9-6`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	fuse	source	sid	`2.4.1-0.1`	low	Not reported	[340398]
Debian	fuse	source	trixie	`2.4.1-0.1`	low	Not reported	[340398]
Debian	fuse	source	bookworm	`2.4.1-0.1`	low	Not reported	[340398]

[Debian bug #340398]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[fuse]Fixed
Source package: [fuse]
Details (2)
- 2.9.9-6+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.1-0.1
  dsa · fuse · debian · bookworm; dsa · fuse · debian · 12
- 2.9.9-6+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.1-0.1
  dsa · fuse · debian · bookworm; dsa · fuse · debian · 12
[libfuse2]Fixed
Source package: [fuse]
Details (2)
- 2.9.9-6+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.1-0.1
  dsa · fuse · debian · bookworm; dsa · fuse · debian · 12
- 2.9.9-6+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.1-0.1
  dsa · fuse · debian · bookworm; dsa · fuse · debian · 12
[libfuse-dev]Fixed
Source package: [fuse]
Details (2)
- 2.9.9-6+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.1-0.1
  dsa · fuse · debian · bookworm; dsa · fuse · debian · 12
- 2.9.9-6+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.1-0.1
  dsa · fuse · debian · bookworm; dsa · fuse · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[fuse]Fixed
Source package: [fuse3]
Details (2)
- 3.17.2-3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.1-0.1
  dsa · fuse · debian · 13
- 3.17.2-3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.1-0.1
  dsa · fuse · debian · 13
[libfuse2t64]Fixed
Source package: [fuse]
Details (2)
- 2.9.9-9 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.1-0.1
  dsa · fuse · debian · 13
- 2.9.9-9 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.1-0.1
  dsa · fuse · debian · 13
[libfuse-dev]Fixed
Source package: [fuse]
Details (2)
- 2.9.9-9 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.1-0.1
  dsa · fuse · debian · 13
- 2.9.9-9 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.1-0.1
  dsa · fuse · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:40 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]