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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2019-12779) (Multiple Advisories): libqb security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2019-12779) (Multiple Advisories): libqb security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/07/2019
Created
10/06/2022
Added
10/05/2022
Modified
10/05/2022

Description

libqb before 1.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, because it uses predictable filenames (under /dev/shm and /tmp) without O_EXCL.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libqb
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libqb-devel

References

  • ELSA-2020-1189
  • CVE-2019-12779

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