Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU35099

Link following in atop and Debian Linux - CVE-2011-3618

Published: November 12, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU35099

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3618

CWE-ID: CWE-59

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

atop: symlink attack possible due to insecure tempfile handling

atop
Debian Linux
Fedora
atop

Install update from vendor's website.

atop - update to 1.26-1.el5.1