UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Affecting performancecopilot/pcp package, versions [,6.3.1)
Threat Intelligence
Exploit maturity not defined.
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- published20 Sept 2024
- disclosed17 Sept 2024
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 17 Sep 2024
CVE-2024-45770 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade performancecopilot/pcp to version 6.3.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following due to the improper handling of symbolic links in the pmpost tool. An attacker can escalate privileges and potentially corrupt files by creating symlinks in the /var/log/pcp directory and manipulating the execution context of pmpost.