Race condition in Debian Linux



| Updated: 2020-08-08
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-10538
CWE-ID CWE-362
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Debian Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Debian

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU37095

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10538

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.

The package `node-cli` before 1.0.0 insecurely uses the lock_file and log_file. Both of these are temporary, but it allows the starting user to overwrite any file they have access to.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: 8.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=809252
https://github.com/node-js-libs/cli/issues/81
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/95


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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