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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.3/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-03/msg00007.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0461.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/665479
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-03/msg00007.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0461.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/665479
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 4, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified