CVE-2011-1154

logrotate: Shell command injection by using the shred configuration directive

Published Mar 30, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The shred_file function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1167 The shred_file function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1172-1 logrotate vulnerabilities
References
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057845.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056992.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/16 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/17 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/18 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/19 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/22 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/24 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/25 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/26 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/27 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/28 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/29 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/30 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/31 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/32 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/33 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/4 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/8 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/4 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/11 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/7 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/26 cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/23/11 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/43955 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:065 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0407.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0791 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0872 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0961 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680796 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1154 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1154 cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:14 PM
Reserved
Mar 3, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 30, 2011, 10:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:28 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 13, 2011, 12:00 AM