Description
There is an open race window when writing output in the following utilities in GNU binutils version 2.35 and earlier:ar, objcopy, strip, ranlib. When these utilities are run as a privileged user (presumably as part of a script updating binaries across different users), an unprivileged user can trick these utilities into getting ownership of arbitrary files through a symlink.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
netapp
commercial·US
gnu
oss-project·USaka g. nu
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
broadcom
commercial·USaka broadcom inc
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
GNU General Public License
oss-project·USaka gnu gpl, gpl
and 2 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Attack Graph
Products CVE Techniques Tactics
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MITRE ATT&CK
3 techniques Collection
Discovery
Privilege Escalation
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1913743
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-30
security.gentoo.org
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210528-0009/
security.netapp.com
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