vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-4955-1 (CVE-2021-31154): Please vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 17, 2021 | May 18, 2021 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 17, 2021
Added
May 18, 2021
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
pleaseedit in please before 0.4 uses predictable temporary filenames in /tmp and the target directory. This allows a local attacker to gain full root privileges by staging a symlink attack.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-pleaser
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