hardlink Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:50809

Info

hardlink Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 50809
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2011-3632
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 24 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:54PM
Credit: Jan Lieskovsky
Vulnerable: Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux 6
+ Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
Linux hardlink 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

hardlink Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

hardlink is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Local attackers can exploit this issue through symbolic links to use hardlink on directories/files outside of the intended directory tree.

Exploit / POC

hardlink Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An attacker uses readily available commands to exploit the issue.

Solution / Fix

hardlink Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

hardlink Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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