Description
GNU gv before 3.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a 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 | gv | 1:3.7.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | gv | 1:3.7.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | gv | 1:3.7.1-1 | — |
References
- 40532 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599621
- ADV-2010-1757 vdb-entry
- http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6368
- FEDORA-2010-10642 vendor-advisory
- 40475 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-10660 vendor-advisory
- 66249 vdb-entry