Description
The (1) setfacl and (2) getfacl commands in XFS acl 2.2.47, when running in recursive (-R) mode, follow symbolic links even when the --physical (aka -P) or -L option is specified, which might allow local users to modify the ACL for arbitrary files or directories via a symlink attack.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 3.7/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 24, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified