Description
efax 0.9 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to read arbitrary files via the -d option, which prints the contents of the file in a warning message.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | efax | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | efax | No fix yet | — |
References
- 20020116 Re: efax mailing-list
- efax-d-read-files(7921) vdb-entry
- 3895 vdb-entry
- 20020116 efax mailing-list