CVE-2011-1828
N/A
Published: May 16, 2011 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUSB Creator
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
usb-creator-helper in usb-creator before 0.2.28.3 does not enforce intended PolicyKit restrictions, which allows local users to perform arbitrary unmount operations via the UnmountFile method in a dbus-send command.
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 (6)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/44413Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1127-1/VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1143VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67241Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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