CVE-2011-1681 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2011-1681: vmware-hgfsmounter in VMware Open Virtual Machine Tools (aka open-vm-tools) 8.4.2-261024 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2011-1681 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

open-vm-tools→ fixed in2:8.4.2+2011.08.21-471295-1urgency: low
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y open-vm-tools
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

open-vm-tools→ fixed in2:8.4.2+2011.08.21-471295-1urgency: low
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y open-vm-tools
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

open-vm-tools→ fixed in2:8.4.2+2011.08.21-471295-1urgency: low
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y open-vm-tools
```

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