CVE-2014-2524

Publication date 20 August 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

The _rl_tropen function in util.c in GNU readline before 6.3 patch 3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/rltrace.[PID] file.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
readline6	15.10 wily	Not affected
	15.04 vivid	Ignored end of life
	14.10 utopic	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Ignored
	13.10 saucy	Ignored end of life
	12.10 quantal	Ignored end of life
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

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Notes

mdeslaur

the security issue is in a debugging function that isn't used, we will not be publishing an update for this issue.

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/14/5
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2524