CVE-2001-1494

MEDIUM

util-linux <2.11 - Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command.

References (9)

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0122.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0123.html

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/16785

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/18502

[Third Party Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm

[Broken Link, Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-782.html

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16280

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7718

[Broken Link] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10723

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0008

EPSS Percentile 23.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-59

Status draft

Affected Products (7)

kernel/util-linux < 2.11n

avaya/cvlan

avaya/integrated_management_suit

avaya/interactive_response

avaya/intuity_lx

avaya/message_networking

avaya/messaging_storage_server

Timeline

Published Dec 31, 2001

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026