CVE-2011-1677: Linux Util-Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier does not remove the /etc/mtab~ lock file after a failed attempt to add a mount entry, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.

Affected products

• Linux Util-Linux: up to and including 2.19; version 2.2 only; version 2.5 only; version 2.7 only; version 2.8 only; version 2.9 only; …

Published 2011-04-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.