Failure to Remove /etc/mtab.tmp File in mount Utility

CVE-2011-1676 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier does not remove the /etc/mtab.tmp file after a failed attempt to add a mount entry, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via multiple invocations.

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