Description
guilt 0.27 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a guilt.log.[PID] temporary file.
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 | guilt | 0.27-1.2 | — |
| Debian 13 | guilt | 0.27-1.2 | — |
| Debian 12 | guilt | 0.27-1.2 | — |
References
- guilt-variable-symlink(36970) vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=445308
- 41534 vdb-entry
- 27076 third-party-advisory
- 25941 vdb-entry