Unscored severity · published Mar 30, 2011
CVE-2011-1549
The default configuration of logrotate on Gentoo Linux uses root privileges to process files in directories that permit non-root write access, which allows local users to conduct…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The default configuration of logrotate on Gentoo Linux uses root privileges to process files in directories that permit non-root write access, which allows local users to conduct symlink and hard link attacks by leveraging logrotate's lack of support for untrusted directories, as demonstrated by directories under /var/log/ for packages.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LO
Logrotate · Gentoo
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1549
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1549
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/16
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/17
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/18
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/19
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/22
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/24
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