# CVE-2011-0461: /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 l

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-04-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/665479
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0461.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-03/msg00007.html

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