CVE-2010-2192

pmount: symlink attacks via lockfile files

Published Jun 18, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 1.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The make_lockdir_name function in policy.c in pmount 0.9.18 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/lock/.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2063-1 New pmount packages fix denial of service
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2208 The make_lockdir_name function in policy.c in pmount 0.9.18 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/lock/.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 2:42 AM
Reserved
Jun 7, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 18, 2010, 4:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:20 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 16, 2010, 12:00 AM