CVE-2009-4135

N/A Unknown
Published: December 11, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37645
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37860
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/62226
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18779.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18787.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/60853
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54673
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00954.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00972.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37645
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37860
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/62226
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18779.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18787.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/60853
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54673
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00954.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00972.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
9th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected Vendors

canonical gnu fedoraproject

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