Description
Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier allows local users to read log data by opening a file before the intended permissions are in place.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- local
- Access Cmplx
- medium
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- partial
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Weaknesses
- CWE-362
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- GENTOO
- Published
- 3/30/2011
- Last Modified
- 4/11/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
gentoo : logrotategentoo : logrotategentoo : logrotategentoo : logrotategentoo : logrotategentoo : logrotategentoo : logrotategentoo : logrotategentoo : logrotategentoo : logrotategentoo : logrotategentoo : logrotategentoo : logrotategentoo : logrotate
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