Symlink Attack Affecting github.com/rclone/rclone/backend/local package, versions >=1.59.0 <1.68.2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMRCLONERCLONEBACKENDLOCAL-8383135
- published 17 Nov 2024
- disclosed 15 Nov 2024
- credit hakong
Introduced: 15 Nov 2024
New CVE-2024-52522 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade github.com/rclone/rclone/backend/local to version 1.68.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack when an administrator/superuser/process with elevated privileges copies to the local backend from a malicious symlink using the --links or --metadata options. An attacker can cause the modification of ownership and permissions on the target files of symlinks they own rather than just the symlinks themselves, enabling privilege elevation.