CVE-2011-0461
N/A
Published: April 1, 2011 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendoropenSUSE
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
/etc/init.d/boot.localfs in the aaa_base package before 11.2-43.48.1 in SUSE openSUSE 11.2, and before 11.3-8.7.1 in openSUSE 11.3, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /dev/shm/mtab.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-03/msg00007.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0461.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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