CVE-2011-2473

oprofile: do_dump_data function symlink attack via opd_pipe

Published Jun 9, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The do_dump_data function in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted --session-dir argument in conjunction with a symlink attack on the opd_pipe file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2462 The do_dump_data function in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted --session-dir argument in conjunction with a symlink attack on the opd_pipe file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:00 PM
Reserved
Jun 9, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 9, 2011, 9:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:31 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 26, 2011, 12:00 AM