PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac (LUM) 6.2094 through 6.4102 and other products, allows local users to (1) truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/patchlink.tmp file used by the logtrimmer script, and (2) execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the /tmp/plshutdown file used by the rebootTask script.
References
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2008-01-31 12:00
Updated : 2018-10-15 15:00
NVD link : CVE-2008-0525
Mitre link : CVE-2008-0525
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Products Affected
novell
- zenworks_patch_management_update_agent
unix
- unix
lumension_security
- patchlink_update