CVE-2009-4411

Description

The (1) setfacl and (2) getfacl commands in XFS acl 2.2.47, when running in recursive (-R) mode, follow symbolic links even when the --physical (aka -P) or -L option is specified, which might allow local users to modify the ACL for arbitrary files or directories via a symlink attack.

Category

3.7
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://oss.sgi.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=790
http://osvdb.org/61302 vdb entry
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/acl.git/commit/?id=63451a0
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37455 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/37907 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/23/2 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:345 vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=499076
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38420 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55004 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4411?
CVE-2009-4411 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4411?
To fix CVE-2009-4411, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-4411 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-4411 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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