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Unscored CVE-2018-18654 EUVD-2018-10370GHSA-f955-5pqg-q2q8

Crossroads 2.81 does not properly handle the /tmp directory during a build of xr. A local attacker can first create a world-writable subdir…

Published Oct 26, 2018 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Crossroads 2.81 does not properly handle the /tmp directory during a build of xr. A local attacker can first create a world-writable subdirectory in a certain location under the /tmp directory, wait until a user process copies xr there, and then replace the entire contents of this subdirectory to include a Trojan horse xr.

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS crossroads No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS crossroads No fix yet —

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