CVE-2011-3151 | BDVDB-2026-115421 Detail

Description#

The Ubuntu SELinux initscript before version 1:0.10 used touch to create a lockfile in a world-writable directory. If the OS kernel does not have symlink protections then an attacker can cause a zero byte file to be allocated on any writable filesystem.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact low, availability impact low. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://launchpadlibrarian.net/88098106/selinux_0.10~10.04.1.debdiff

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12019-04-22Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2019-04-22
Last modified: 2024-09-16

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Not stated

Score

5.2 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 49.0.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

No version data in the source record.

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

5.2 Medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	Low
Availability	Low

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).