Description
The default configuration of logrotate on Debian GNU/Linux uses root privileges to process files in directories that permit non-root write access, which allows local users to conduct symlink and hard link attacks by leveraging logrotate's lack of support for untrusted directories, as demonstrated by /var/log/postgresql/.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-1549 | The default configuration of logrotate on Debian GNU/Linux uses root privileges to process files in directories that permit non-root write access, which allows local users to conduct symlink and hard link attacks by leveraging logrotate's lack of support for untrusted directories, as demonstrated by /var/log/postgresql/. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1172-1 | logrotate vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:41.805Z
Reserved: 2011-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-1548
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-03-30T22:55:02.533
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-1548
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN