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CVE-2014-2524
Published: Aug 20, 2014
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
MDVSA-2014:154
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
openSUSE-SU-2014:1226
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077023
x_refsource_MISC
FEDORA-2014-7523
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
[oss-security] 20140317 Re: Insecure usage of temporary files in GNU Readline
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
MDVSA-2015:132
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0319.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[Bug-readline] 20140331 Readline-6.3 Official Patch 3
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20140314 Insecure usage of temporary files in GNU Readline
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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