# CVE-2011-3145: mount.ecrpytfs\_private sets group owner of /etc/mtab to user's primary group

- Severity: CVSS 3.8 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-04-22 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

When mount.ecrpytfs_private before version 87-0ubuntu1.2 calls setreuid() it doesn't also set the effective group id. So when it creates the new version, mtab.tmp, it's created with the group id of the user running mount.ecryptfs_private.

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## Related

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## References

- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/558

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