vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-20197: ELSA-2021-4364: binutils security update (MODERATE)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Jan 7, 2021 | Nov 17, 2021 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 7, 2021
Added
Nov 17, 2021
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
There is an open race window when writing output in the following utilities in GNU binutils version 2.35 and earlier:ar, objcopy, strip, ranlib. When these utilities are run as a privileged user (presumably as part of a script updating binaries across different users), an unprivileged user can trick these utilities into getting ownership of arbitrary files through a symlink.
There is an open race window when writing output in the following utilities in GNU binutils1: ar, objcopy, strip, and ranlib. When these utilities are run as a privileged user (presumably as part of a script updating binaries across different users), an unprivileged user can trick these utilities into getting ownership of arbitrary files through a symlink.
There is an open race window when writing output in the following utilities in GNU binutils1: ar, objcopy, strip, and ranlib. When these utilities are run as a privileged user (presumably as part of a script updating binaries across different users), an unprivileged user can trick these utilities into getting ownership of arbitrary files through a symlink.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-binutilsoracle-linux-upgrade-binutils-devel
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