SB2018053117 - Race condition in Debian Linux
Published: May 31, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018053117
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10538)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.