CVE-2009-4411
3.7 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
The (1) setfacl and (2) getfacl commands in XFS acl 2.2.47, when running in recursive (-R) mode, follow symbolic links even when the --physical (aka -P) or -L option is specified, which might allow local users to modify the ACL for arbitrary files or directories via a symlink attack.
Affected configurations
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=499076
git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/acl.git/commit/?id=63451a0
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00000.html
oss.sgi.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=790
osvdb.org/61302
secunia.com/advisories/37907
secunia.com/advisories/38420
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:345
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/23/2
www.securityfocus.com/bid/37455
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55004
Related
3.7 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%