REDHAT-BUG-545439
First published: Tue Dec 08 2009(Updated: )
The "distcheck" Makefile rule in coreutils 5.2.1 through to 8.1 did use unsafe (predictable) temporary directory location for performing own tasks. This might allow local attacker to conduct symlink attacks under certain circumstances. Upstream patch: --------------- <a href="http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5">http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5</a> Credit: ------- Jim Meyering CVE Request: ------------ <a href="http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4">http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4</a>
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Debian Coreutils | >=5.2.1<8.1 |
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Reference Links
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4135
- http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/coreutils-7.6-8.fc12
- http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/coreutils-7.2-5.fc11
- http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439
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