Insecure Temporary File Affecting pcp package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-PCP-9890103
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed18 Nov 2012

Introduced: 18 Nov 2012

CVE-2012-5530  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-377  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 pcp.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pcp package and not the pcp package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 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 Base Scores

version 3.1