Race Condition Affecting coreutils package, versions <8.13-1


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

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

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-COREUTILS-317486
  • published 20 Sep 2017
  • disclosed 20 Sep 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 coreutils to version 8.13-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream coreutils package and not the coreutils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.