CVE-2011-1089

Publication date 9 April 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
eglibc 11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Fixed 2.13-0ubuntu13.1
10.10 maverick
Fixed 2.12.1-0ubuntu10.4
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.10
9.10 karmic Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
glibc 11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.7-10ubuntu8.1
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
eglibc
glibc

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1396-1
    • GNU C Library vulnerabilities
    • 9 March 2012

Other references