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title: "CVE-2012-1088\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-1088

Publication date 15 February 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Negligible**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

iproute2 before 3.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a
symlink attack on a temporary file used by (1) configure or (2)
examples/dhcp-client-script.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1088?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iproute | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| iproute2 | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1088?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [tyhicks](https://launchpad.net/~tyhicks)

Issues are in the configure script and an example script, which
doesn't seem to be used anywhere.

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| iproute2 | * Upstream:   [?id=e55](http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/shemminger/iproute2.git/commit/?id=e557d1ac3a156ba7521ba44b0b412af4542f83f8) * Upstream:   [?id=20e](http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/shemminger/iproute2.git/commit/?id=20ed7b24df05eadf83168d1d0ce0052a31380928) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1088)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1088)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-1088)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1088)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1088>