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CVE-2009-4135

Description

The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file in a directory tree under /tmp.

Risk Information

Base Score
10.0
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.032

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
GNU core utilities (USN-2473-1) coreutils_8.13-3ubuntu3.3_i386.debLinux
GNU core utilities (USN-2473-1) coreutils_8.13-3ubuntu3.3_amd64.debLinux
GNU core utilities (USN-2473-1) coreutils_8.21-1ubuntu5.1_i386.debLinux
GNU core utilities (USN-2473-1) coreutils_8.21-1ubuntu5.1_amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234