CVE-2009-4135

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file in a directory tree under /tmp.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.4/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Dec 11, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2009-4135: Medium severity, CVSS 4.4 | Vulnix