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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-4580: fence: Multiple symlink vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-4580: fence: Multiple symlink vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/15/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo temporary file.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-cluster-fence

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