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Medium · 6.3 CVE-2026-73585 EUVD-2026-57827GHSA-9424-vj6g-h5m7

Sblim-cmpi-base: insecure temporary file creation in sblim-cmpi-base provider registration scripts allows local symlink attack

Published Aug 13, 2026 · Updated Nov 5, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

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

VendorProductAffectedFixed
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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS sblim-cmpi-base No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS sblim-cmpi-base No fix yet —

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 sblim-cmpi-base No fix yet —

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