Insecure Temporary File Affecting readline package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-READLINE-1947710
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Mar 2014

Introduced: 14 Mar 2014

CVE-2014-2524  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-377  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 readline.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream readline package and not the readline package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The _rl_tropen function in util.c in GNU readline before 6.3 patch 3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/rltrace.[PID] file.

CVSS Scores

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