util-linux/mdev.c in BusyBox before 1.21.0 uses 0777 permissions for parent directories when creating nested directories under /dev/, which allows local users to have unknown impact and attack vectors.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise_linux | Redhat | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | RedHat | busybox-1:1.15.1-20.el6 | * |
| Busybox | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Busybox | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Busybox | Ubuntu | oneiric | * |
| Busybox | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Busybox | Ubuntu | precise/esm | * |
| Busybox | Ubuntu | quantal | * |
| Busybox | Ubuntu | raring | * |
| Busybox | Ubuntu | saucy | * |
| Busybox | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=701965
- http://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=4609f477c7e043a4f6147dfe6e86b775da2ef784
- http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2013-January/078864.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1732.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=701965
- http://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=4609f477c7e043a4f6147dfe6e86b775da2ef784
- http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2013-January/078864.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1732.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
- https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994