CVE catalog

CVE-2011-0541

fuse: CVE-2011-0541

Severity: Medium
Published: Jul 20, 2011, 6:16:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.32% · Oct 25, 2026

fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not properly handle when /etc/mtab cannot be updated, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via a symlink attack.

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
Opensuse	fuse	tumbleweed	`2.9.5-1.6`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	fuse	source	sid	`2.8.5-1`	low	Not reported	[624551]
Debian	fuse	source	trixie	`2.8.5-1`	low	Not reported	[624551]
Debian	fuse	source	bookworm	`2.8.5-1`	low	Not reported	[624551]
Opensuse	fuse	rpm	tumbleweed	`2.9.5-1.6`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10378-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #624551]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[fuse-devel]Unknown
Source package: [fuse]
Details (1)
- 2.9.9-8.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.9.5-1.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · fuse · opensuse · tumbleweed
[fuse-doc]Unknown
Source package: [fuse]
Details (1)
- 2.9.9-8.6 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.9.5-1.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · fuse · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libfuse2]Unknown
Source package: [fuse]
Details (1)
- 2.9.9-8.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.9.5-1.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · fuse · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libfuse2-32bit]Unknown
Source package: [fuse]
Details (1)
- 2.9.9-8.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.9.5-1.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · fuse · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libulockmgr1]Unknown
Source package: [fuse]
Details (1)
- 2.9.9-8.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.9.5-1.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · fuse · opensuse · tumbleweed
[fuse]Fixed
Source package: [fuse]
Details (1)
- 2.9.9-8.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.9.5-1.6
  dsa · fuse · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[fuse]Fixed
Source package: [fuse]
Details (2)
- 2.9.9-6+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.8.5-1
  dsa · fuse · debian · bookworm; dsa · fuse · debian · 12
- 2.9.9-6+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.8.5-1
  dsa · fuse · debian · bookworm; dsa · fuse · debian · 12
[libfuse2]Fixed
Source package: [fuse]
Details (2)
- 2.9.9-6+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.8.5-1
  dsa · fuse · debian · bookworm; dsa · fuse · debian · 12
- 2.9.9-6+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.8.5-1
  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: 2.8.5-1
  dsa · fuse · debian · bookworm; dsa · fuse · debian · 12
- 2.9.9-6+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.8.5-1
  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: 2.8.5-1
  dsa · fuse · debian · 13
- 3.17.2-3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.8.5-1
  dsa · fuse · debian · 13
[libfuse2t64]Fixed
Source package: [fuse]
Details (2)
- 2.9.9-9 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.8.5-1
  dsa · fuse · debian · 13
- 2.9.9-9 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.8.5-1
  dsa · fuse · debian · 13
[libfuse-dev]Fixed
Source package: [fuse]
Details (2)
- 2.9.9-9 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.8.5-1
  dsa · fuse · debian · 13
- 2.9.9-9 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.8.5-1
  dsa · fuse · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:05:18 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]