EIP-2026-103003

PRE-CVE

Slackware Linux 3.4 - 'makebootdisk' Temporary File

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-103003. PoCs published by neonhaze.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a symbolic link vulnerability in makebootdisk, which insecuresly creates /tmp/return and follows symlinks. An attacker can overwrite arbitrary files (e.g., /etc/passwd) by creating a symlink and waiting for root to execute the program.

Description

Slackware Linux 3.4 - 'makebootdisk' Temporary File

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by neonhaze · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19071

This exploit leverages a symbolic link vulnerability in makebootdisk, which insecuresly creates /tmp/return and follows symlinks. An attacker can overwrite arbitrary files (e.g., /etc/passwd) by creating a symlink and waiting for root to execute the program.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: makebootdisk (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to create symbolic links in /tmp · Root execution of makebootdisk
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026