Description
checkpath in OpenRC through 0.42.1 might allow local users to take ownership of arbitrary files because a non-terminal path component can be a symlink.
Published: 2020-10-27
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-13783 checkpath in OpenRC through 0.42.1 might allow local users to take ownership of arbitrary files because a non-terminal path component can be a symlink.
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Openrc Project Openrc
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:26:39.489Z

Reserved: 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-21269

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Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-27T04:15:10.957

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:03:19.797

Link: CVE-2018-21269

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