SB2011101202 - Fedora EPEL 5 update for atop
Published: October 12, 2011 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011101202
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3618)
CWE-ID: CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
atop: symlink attack possible due to insecure tempfile handling
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.