Description
The (1) check_update.sh and (2) rkhunter script in Rootkit Hunter before 1.2.3-r1 create temporary files with predictable file names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13399
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20279
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/15127
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/15861
Patch vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-25.xml
Scores
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
26.7%
Details
Status
published
Products (4)
gentoo/rootkit_hunter
1.2
gentoo/rootkit_hunter
1.2.1
gentoo/rootkit_hunter
1.2.2
gentoo/rootkit_hunter
1.2.3
Published
Apr 26, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026