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Slackware Linux 3.4 - 'makebootdisk' Temporary File

🗓️ 06 Apr 1998 00:00:00Reported by neonhazeType 
exploitdb
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makebootdisk in Slackware Linux 3.4 insecurely follows symbolic links, risking file overwrites.

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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78/info

makebootdisk creates the file /tmp/return insecurely and follows symbolic links. An attacker can create a symbolic link from /tmp/return to any file and wait for root to run the program. This will clober the target file. The file created has permissions -rw-r--r--.

$ ln -s /tmp/return /etc/passwd
< wait for root to run makebootdisk >

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06 Apr 1998 00:00Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
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