Description
firehol.sh in FireHOL before 1.224 creates temporary files with predictable file names, which could allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | firehol | 1.214-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | firehol | 1.214-4 | — |
References
- GLSA-200502-01 vendor-advisory
- 14102 third-party-advisory
- 13970 third-party-advisory
- 12336 vdb-entry
- 1012969 vdb-entry
- firehol-symlink(19032) vdb-entry
- 13137 vdb-entry
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/firehol/firehol/firehol.sh