CVE-2013-2561

CVE Details

Release Date:	2013-03-06
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

OpenFabrics ibutils 1.5.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) ibdiagnet.db, (2) ibdiagnet.fdbs, (3) ibdiagnet_ibis.log, (4) ibdiagnet.log, (5) ibdiagnet.lst, (6) ibdiagnet.mcfdbs, (7) ibdiagnet.pkey, (8) ibdiagnet.psl, (9) ibdiagnet.slvl, or (10) ibdiagnet.sm in /tmp/.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.0
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (ibutils)	ELSA-2013-1661	2013-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (infinipath-psm)	ELSA-2013-1661	2013-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (libibverbs)	ELSA-2013-1661	2013-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (libmlx4)	ELSA-2013-1661	2013-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (librdmacm)	ELSA-2013-1661	2013-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (mpitests)	ELSA-2013-1661	2013-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (mstflint)	ELSA-2013-1661	2013-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (openmpi)	ELSA-2013-1661	2013-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (perftest)	ELSA-2013-1661	2013-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (qperf)	ELSA-2013-1661	2013-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (rdma)	ELSA-2013-1661	2013-11-25