CVE-2011-1549
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CVE-2011-1549 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gentoo | Logrotate | All versions |
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