CVE-2012-5530

Publication date 29 November 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

The (1) pcmd and (2) pmlogger init scripts in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.10 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/##### temporary file.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
pcp	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 in release
	13.10 saucy	Ignored end of life
	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
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875842
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782967
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5530