CVE-2011-1011

Summary

CVECVE-2011-1011
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-02-24 21:00:18 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe seunshare_mount function in sandbox/seunshare.c in seunshare in certain Red Hat packages of policycoreutils 2.0.83 and earlier in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 and earlier, and Fedora 14 and earlier, mounts a new directory on top of /tmp without assigning root ownership and the sticky bit to this new directory, which allows local users to replace or delete arbitrary /tmp files, and consequently cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges, by running a setuid application that relies on /tmp, as demonstrated by the ksu application.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora 10 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora 12 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora 13 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora 14 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora 6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora 7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora 8 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora 9 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.0 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.1 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.10 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.12 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.14 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.16 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.18 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.2 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.20 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.1 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.10 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.11 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.12 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.13 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.14 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.15 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.16 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.17 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.18 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.19 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.2 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.20 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.21 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.22 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.3 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.4 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.5 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.6 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.7 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.8 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.21.9 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.22 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.23.1 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.23.10 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.23.11 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.23.2 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.23.3 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.23.4 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.23.5 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.23.6 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.23.7 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.23.8 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.23.9 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.24 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.25.1 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.25.2 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.25.3 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.25.4 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.25.5 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.25.6 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.25.7 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.25.8 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.25.9 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.26 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.1 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.10 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.11 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.12 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.13 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.14 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.15 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.16 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.17 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.18 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.19 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.2 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.20 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.21 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.22 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.23 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.24 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.25 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.26 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.27 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.28 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.29 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.3 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.30 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.31 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.32 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.33 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.34 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.35 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.36 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.37 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.4 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.5 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.6 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.7 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.8 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.27.9 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.28 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.1 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.10 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.11 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.12 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.13 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.14 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.15 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.16 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.17 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.18 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.19 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.2 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.20 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.21 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.22 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.23 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.24 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.25 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.26 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.27 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.28 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.3 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.4 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.5 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.6 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.7 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.8 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.29.9 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.1 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.10 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.11 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.12 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.13 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.14 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.15 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.16 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.17 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.18 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.19 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.2 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.20 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.21 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.22 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.23 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.24 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.25 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.26 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.27 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.28 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.29 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.3 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.30 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.31 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.4 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.5 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.6 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.7 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.8 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.30.9 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.32 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.1 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.10 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.11 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.12 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.13 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.14 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.15 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.16 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.2 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.3 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.4 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.5 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.6 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.7 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.8 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.33.9 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.34.0 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.34.1 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.4 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.6 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 1.8 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.0 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.1 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.10 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.11 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.12 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.13 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.14 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.15 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.16 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.17 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.18 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.19 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.2 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.20 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.21 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.22 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.23 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.24 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.25 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.26 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.27 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.28 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.29 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.3 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.30 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.31 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.32 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.33 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.34 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.35 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.36 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.37 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.38 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.39 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.4 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.40 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.41 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.42 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.43 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.44 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.45 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.46 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.47 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.48 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.49 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.5 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.50 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.51 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.52 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.53 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.54 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.55 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.56 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.57 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.58 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.59 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.6 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.60 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.61 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.62 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.63 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.64 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.65 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.66 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.67 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.68 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.69 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.7 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.70 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.71 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.72 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.73 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.74 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.75 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.76 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.77 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.78 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.79 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.8 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.80 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.81 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.82 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils 2.0.9 All All All
Application Redhat Policycoreutils All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Red Hat update for policycoreutils - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
policycoreutils 'seunshare' Directory Permission Settings Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: policycoreutils-2.0.85-19.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
policycoreutils "seunshare" Temporary Directory Security Bypass Weakness - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
policycoreutils 'seunshare' Insecure Temporary Directory Creation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Bug 633544 – CVE-2011-1011 policycoreutils: insecure temporary directory handling in seunshare af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
Fedora update for policycoreutils - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Page not found :'( - src.fedoraproject.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pkgs.fedoraproject.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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