CVE catalog

CVE-2011-1831

ecryptfs-utils: CVE-2011-1831

Severity: Medium
Published: Aug 31, 2011, 7:34:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.37% · Oct 25, 2026

utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, which allows local users to effectively replace any directory with a new filesystem, and consequently gain privileges, via a mount system call.

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	ecryptfs-utils	sid	`111-8`	fixed
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	forky	`111-8`	fixed
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	trixie	`111-8`	fixed
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	bookworm	`111-6`	fixed
Opensuse	ecryptfs-utils	tumbleweed	`108-2.5`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	source	sid	`92-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	source	forky	`92-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	source	trixie	`92-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	source	bookworm	`92-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	ecryptfs-utils	rpm	tumbleweed	`108-2.5`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10118-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[ecryptfs-utils-devel]Unknown
Source package: [ecryptfs-utils]
Details (1)
- 111-9.9 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 108-2.5
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libecryptfs1]Unknown
Source package: [ecryptfs-utils]
Details (1)
- 111-9.9 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 108-2.5
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · opensuse · tumbleweed
[ecryptfs-utils]Fixed
Source package: [ecryptfs-utils]
Details (1)
- 111-9.9 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 108-2.5
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[ecryptfs-utils]Fixed
Details (2)
- 111-6 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 92-1
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 12
- 111-6 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 92-1
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 12
[libecryptfs1]Fixed
Source package: [ecryptfs-utils]
Details (2)
- 111-6 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 92-1
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 12
- 111-6 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 92-1
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 12
[libecryptfs-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ecryptfs-utils]
Details (2)
- 111-6 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 92-1
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 12
- 111-6 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 92-1
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[ecryptfs-utils]Fixed
Details (2)
- 111-8 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 92-1
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 13
- 111-8 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 92-1
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 13
[libecryptfs1]Fixed
Source package: [ecryptfs-utils]
Details (2)
- 111-8 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 92-1
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 13
- 111-8 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 92-1
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 13
[libecryptfs-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ecryptfs-utils]
Details (2)
- 111-8 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 92-1
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 13
- 111-8 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 92-1
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:05:25 PM UTC

References

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