CVE-2001-1494 Affecting util-linux package, versions <2.11n-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-UTILLINUX-285876
  • published31 Dec 2001
  • disclosed31 Dec 2001

Introduced: 31 Dec 2001

CVE-2001-1494  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable util-linux to version 2.11n-1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command.

CVSS Scores

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