Insecure Temporary File Affecting readline package, versions *


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
4.4 medium
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Red Hat
4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-READLINE-1947710
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 14 Mar 2014

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 readline.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream readline package and not the readline package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.