Description
PADL MigrationTools 46 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary files, which are not properly created by (1) migrate_all_online.sh, (2) migrate_all_offline.sh, (3) migrate_all_netinfo_online.sh, (4) migrate_all_netinfo_offline.sh, (5) migrate_all_nis_online.sh, (6) migrate_all_nis_offline.sh, (7) migrate_all_nisplus_online.sh, and (8) migrate_all_nisplus_offline.sh.
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 14 | migrationtools | 46-2.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | migrationtools | 46-2.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | migrationtools | 46-2.1 | — |
| Debian 3.1 | migrationtools | 46-1sarge1 | DSA-1187-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1187-1 migrationtools Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 22243 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=338920
- DSA-1187 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2005-2427 vdb-entry