Insecure Temporary File Affecting glusterfs-debuginfo package, versions <0:3.3.0.7rhs-1.el5


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-GLUSTERFSDEBUGINFO-9839999
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed1 Jan 2012

Introduced: 1 Jan 2012

CVE-2012-5635  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-377  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 glusterfs-debuginfo to version 0:3.3.0.7rhs-1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2013:0691.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glusterfs-debuginfo package and not the glusterfs-debuginfo package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The GlusterFS functionality in Red Hat Storage Management Console 2.0, Native Client, and Server 2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on multiple temporary files created by (1) tests/volume.rc, (2) extras/hook-scripts/S30samba-stop.sh, and possibly other vectors, different vulnerabilities than CVE-2012-4417.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1