UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Affecting rt-linux-tools/stalld package, versions [0,]
Threat Intelligence
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- published3 Dec 2024
- disclosed29 Nov 2024
- creditMatthias Gerstner
Introduced: 29 Nov 2024
NewCVE-2024-54159 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for rt-linux-tools/stalld.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following through the creation of a symbolic link in the /tmp/rtthrottle directory. An attacker can overwrite arbitrary files by creating a symlink that points to a critical file, which is then written to by the application.