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oddjob: race condition in oddjob_selinux_mkdir function in mkhomedir.c can lead to symlink attack

🗓️ 04 Nov 2020 01:31:52Reported by RedHatType 
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Race condition in mkhomedir enables symlink attack during home creation by copying /etc/skel.

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OSOS VersionArchitecturePackagePackage VersionFilename
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8aarch64oddjob0.34.5-3.el8oddjob-0.34.5-3.el8.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8ppc64leoddjob0.34.5-3.el8oddjob-0.34.5-3.el8.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8s390xoddjob0.34.5-3.el8oddjob-0.34.5-3.el8.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8x86_64oddjob0.34.5-3.el8oddjob-0.34.5-3.el8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8aarch64oddjob-debuginfo0.34.5-3.el8oddjob-debuginfo-0.34.5-3.el8.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8ppc64leoddjob-debuginfo0.34.5-3.el8oddjob-debuginfo-0.34.5-3.el8.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8s390xoddjob-debuginfo0.34.5-3.el8oddjob-debuginfo-0.34.5-3.el8.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8x86_64oddjob-debuginfo0.34.5-3.el8oddjob-debuginfo-0.34.5-3.el8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8aarch64oddjob-debugsource0.34.5-3.el8oddjob-debugsource-0.34.5-3.el8.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8ppc64leoddjob-debugsource0.34.5-3.el8oddjob-debugsource-0.34.5-3.el8.ppc64le.rpm
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21 Nov 2025 18:18Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 23.7
CVSS 3.16.3
EPSS0.00293
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