CVE-2012-3409 — Improper Input Validation in Ecryptfs-utils

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation7 documents6 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 77.62%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Ecryptfs-utilsEcryptfs Ecryptfs-utilsDebian Ecryptfs-utils+1 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 20
Latest updateApr 23

Description

ecryptfs-utils: suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,nodev which creates a possible privilege escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/ecryptfs-utils< ecryptfs-utils 99-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianecryptfs/ecryptfs-utils< 99-1+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, 9.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-xjcq-2h6g-jf3c: ecryptfs-utils: suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,nodev which creates a possible privilege escalation↗2022-04-23
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OSV
CVE-2012-3409: ecryptfs-utils: suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,nodev which creates a possible privilege escalation↗2019-12-20
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
ecryptfs-utils: suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,nodev leading to possible privilege escalation↗2012-07-10
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Debian
CVE-2012-3409: ecryptfs-utils - ecryptfs-utils: suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,n...↗2012
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-3409 ecryptfs-utils: suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,nodev leading to possible privilege escalation [fedora-all]↗2012-07-24
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Bugzilla
CVE-2012-3409 ecryptfs-utils: suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,nodev leading to possible privilege escalation↗2012-07-20
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CVE-2012-3409 — Improper Input Validation | cvebase