The lvmcreate_initrd script in the lvm package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logical_volume_management_utilities | Lvm | 1.0.1 (including) | 1.0.1 (including) |
| Logical_volume_management_utilities | Lvm | 1.0.4 (including) | 1.0.4 (including) |
| Logical_volume_management_utilities | Lvm | 1.0.7 (including) | 1.0.7 (including) |
| Logical_volume_management_utilities | Lvm | 1.0.8 (including) | 1.0.8 (including) |
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | RedHat | * | |
| Lvm10 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Lvm10 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
References
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136308
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-232.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11290
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10632
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136308
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-232.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11290
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10632