Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic.
The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/Changes | third party advisory release notes |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/ | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3873 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99180 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038610 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-12 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153 | third party advisory |
| https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121951 | issue tracking |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/ | third party advisory vendor advisory |