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    CVE-2011-1548

    The default configuration of logrotate on Debian GNU/Linux uses root privileges to process files in directories that permit non-root write access, which allows local users to conduct symlink and hard link attacks by leveraging logrotate's lack of support for untrusted directories, as demonstrated by /var/log/postgresql/.

    Published:Mar 30, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Mar 30, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.00059
    CVSS Score:6.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Gentoo
    Product
    Logrotate

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=606544
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/16
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/17
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/18
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/19
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/22
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/24
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/25
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/26
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/27
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/28
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/29
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/30
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/31
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/32
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/33
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/4
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/8
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/3
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/4
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/5
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/11
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/5
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/5
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/2
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/3
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/7
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/3
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/5
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/26
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/23/11
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47167
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=606544
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/16
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/17
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/18
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/19
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/22
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/24
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/25
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/26
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/27
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/28
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/29
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/30
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/31
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/32
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/33
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/4
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/8
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/3
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/4
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/5
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/11
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/5
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/5
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/2
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/3
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/7
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/3
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/5
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/26
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/23/11
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47167

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High