Race condition in logrotate - CVE-2011-1098

 

Race condition in logrotate - CVE-2011-1098

Published: March 31, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45151
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1098
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: logrotate
Affected software:
logrotate

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier allows local users to read log data by opening a file before the intended permissions are in place.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-1098

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources