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The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 2, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 20, 2023

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file in a directory tree under /tmp.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 11, 2009
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 2, 2022
Last updated Feb 20, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

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Weaknesses

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2009-4135

GHSA ID

GHSA-q7ww-m6jm-qmwq

Source code

No known source code

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