gsd-2001-1494
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
Details
script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2001-1494


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