CVE-2013-2561
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/.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.5.7-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.5.7-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.5.7-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.5.7-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.5.7-2 |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openfabrics | ibutils | 1.5.7 | |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1661.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/87
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/19/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/26/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/26/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/26/4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58335
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=927430
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2561
CWEs
CWE-59
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.