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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:35891
HistoryJun 06, 2022 - 12:17 p.m.

Privilege Escalation

2022-06-0612:17:04
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
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logrotate vulnerability
privilege escalation
permission verification
state file
world-readable
attacker prevention

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

44.4%

logrotate is vulnerable to privilege escalation. The vulnerability exists due to a lack of verification of the permission of a state file which creates a world-readable permission file when it doesn’t exists allowing an attacker to lock the state file and prevent any rotation.