CVE-2011-1549

Description

The default configuration of logrotate on Gentoo Linux uses root privileges to process files in directories that permit non-root write access, which allows local users to conduct symlink and hard link attacks by leveraging logrotate's lack of support for untrusted directories, as demonstrated by directories under /var/log/ for packages.

Category

6.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/19 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/16 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/25 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/30 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/26 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/3 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/28 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/5 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/5 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/31 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47170 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/17 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/6 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/3 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/29 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/6 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/6 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/4 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/11 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/23/11 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/5 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/18 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/2 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/3 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/7 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/8 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/22 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/5 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/27 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/32 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/26 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/24 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/4 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/6 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/33 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1549?
CVE-2011-1549 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1549?
To fix CVE-2011-1549, 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-2011-1549 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1549 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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