Description
The (1) tramp-make-temp-file and (2) tramp-make-tramp-temp-file functions in Tramp 2.1.10 extension for Emacs, and possibly earlier 2.1.x versions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
References
- [emacs-devel] 20071004 Re: temp file hole? mailing-list
- 27244 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194713
- 27343 third-party-advisory
- [emacs-devel] 20071003 temp file hole? mailing-list
- GLSA-200710-22 vendor-advisory
- 41752 vdb-entry
- 26072 vdb-entry