CVE-2011-2473 Information

Description

The do_dump_data function in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted –session-dir argument in conjunction with a symlink attack on the opd_pipe file a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.

Reference

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1 http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67978