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Cent OS: CVE-2015-0267: CESA-2015:0986 (kexec-tools)

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Cent OS: CVE-2015-0267: CESA-2015:0986 (kexec-tools)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/19/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/01/2016
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

The Red Hat module-setup.sh script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools before 2.0.7-19 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kexec-tools
  • centos-upgrade-kexec-tools-anaconda-addon
  • centos-upgrade-kexec-tools-eppic

References

  • CVE-2015-0267
  • RHSA-2015:0986

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