CVE-2011-0543
fuse < 2.8.5 - Unauthenticated Directory Unmount via Symlink Attack
Title source: llmDescription
Certain legacy functionality in fusermount in fuse 2.8.5 and earlier, when util-linux does not support the --no-canonicalize option, allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and unmount arbitrary directories via a symlink attack.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/02/2
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/03/5
Product x_refsource_confirm
http://fuse.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=fuse/fuse%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cbd3a2a84068aae6e3fe32939d88470d712dbf47
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/08/4
Scores
EPSS
0.0033
EPSS Percentile
24.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (31)
fuse/fuse
1.9
fuse/fuse
2.0 pre0 (2 CPE variants)
fuse/fuse
2.1
fuse/fuse
2.2
fuse/fuse
2.2.1
fuse/fuse
2.3 pre (2 CPE variants)
fuse/fuse
2.3.0
fuse/fuse
2.4.0
fuse/fuse
2.4.1
fuse/fuse
2.4.2
... and 21 more
Published
Sep 02, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026