Description
A flaw was found in sblim-cmpi-base. Insecure temporary file creation in the provider registration scripts allows a local unprivileged user to perform a symlink attack. By creating a symlink in a world-writable directory, an attacker can redirect privileged writes to an arbitrary file during script execution in a privileged context. This can lead to the overwrite of root-owned files, potentially disrupting system services or operation. Exploitation is conditional on the script running with elevated privileges and may be mitigated by sticky-directory symlink protections.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | sblim-cmpi-base | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | sblim-cmpi-base | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | sblim-cmpi-base | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | sblim-cmpi-base | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | sblim-cmpi-base | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | sblim-cmpi-base | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | sblim-cmpi-base | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | sblim-cmpi-base | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73585 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2462235 issue-tracking