Description
The pserver_shutdown function in fence_egenera in cman 2.20080629 and 2.20080801 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/eglog temporary file.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496410
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/cman
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31887Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32387Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32390Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43362Vendor Advisory
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30898
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460476
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44845
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496410
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/cman
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31887Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32387Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32390Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43362Vendor Advisory
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30898
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460476
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44845
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 29, 2008
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified