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🗓️ 26 May 2004 07:45:00Reported by RedHatType 
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Utempter accepts device names with directory traversal sequences, enabling local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on utmp or wtmp reliant applications.

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OSOS VersionArchitecturePackagePackage VersionFilename
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3i386utempter0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0utempter-0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3ia64utempter0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0utempter-0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3ppcutempter0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0utempter-0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3ppc64utempter0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0utempter-0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3s390utempter0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0utempter-0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0.s390.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3s390xutempter0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0utempter-0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3x86_64utempter0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0utempter-0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3i386utempter-debuginfo0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0utempter-debuginfo-0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3ia64utempter-debuginfo0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0utempter-debuginfo-0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3ppcutempter-debuginfo0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0utempter-debuginfo-0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0.ppc.rpm
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21 Nov 2025 17:27Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 22.1
EPSS0.00213
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