Insecure Temporary File Affecting kexec-tools package, versions <0:2.0.7-19.el7_1.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KEXECTOOLS-4568136
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Feb 2015

Introduced: 10 Feb 2015

CVE-2015-0267  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-377  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kexec-tools to version 0:2.0.7-19.el7_1.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:0986.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kexec-tools package and not the kexec-tools package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Red Hat module-setup.sh script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools before 2.0.7-19 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1