CVE-2014-7206
Published: 8 October 2014
The changelog command in Apt before 1.0.9.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the changelog file.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | mitigated by symlink restrictions |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
apt Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
| precise |
Released
(0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.21)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(1.0.1ubuntu2.5)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of symlink restrictions in Ubuntu. This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. | ||