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bash: Insecure temporary file use in aliasconv.sh, aliasconv.bash, cshtobash (symlink attack)

🗓️ 21 Jul 2011 09:22:00Reported by RedHatType 
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Insecure temporary file use in aliasconv scripts enables symlink attacks to overwrite files on /tmp.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386bash0:3.2-32.el5bash-0:3.2-32.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ia64bash0:3.2-32.el5bash-0:3.2-32.el5.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ppcbash0:3.2-32.el5bash-0:3.2-32.el5.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5s390xbash0:3.2-32.el5bash-0:3.2-32.el5.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5x86_64bash0:3.2-32.el5bash-0:3.2-32.el5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386bash-debuginfo0:3.2-32.el5bash-debuginfo-0:3.2-32.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ia64bash-debuginfo0:3.2-32.el5bash-debuginfo-0:3.2-32.el5.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ppcbash-debuginfo0:3.2-32.el5bash-debuginfo-0:3.2-32.el5.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5s390xbash-debuginfo0:3.2-32.el5bash-debuginfo-0:3.2-32.el5.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5x86_64bash-debuginfo0:3.2-32.el5bash-debuginfo-0:3.2-32.el5.x86_64.rpm
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25 Jun 2026 10:37Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 26.9
EPSS0.00338
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