CVE-2014-2524

Description

The _rl_tropen function in util.c in GNU readline before 6.3 patch 3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/rltrace.[PID] file.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:154 vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00037.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077023 issue tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135686.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/587 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:132 vendor advisory broken link
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0319.html third party advisory
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2014-03/msg00057.html mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/579 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2524?
CVE-2014-2524 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2524?
To fix CVE-2014-2524, 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-2014-2524 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-2524 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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