Description
linux-patch-openswan 2.4.12 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/snap##### and (b) /tmp/nightly##### temporary files, related to the (1) maysnap and (2) maytest scripts.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30918 ↗
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 ↗
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt ↗
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/linux-patch-openswan ↗
- http://bugs.debian.org/496376 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44823 ↗