Access Restriction Bypass Affecting pcp package, versions <3.7.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-PCP-1556560
  • published29 Nov 2012
  • disclosed29 Nov 2012

Introduced: 29 Nov 2012

CVE-2012-5530  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 pcp to version 3.7.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pcp package and not the pcp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

The (1) pcmd and (2) pmlogger init scripts in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.10 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/##### temporary file.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1