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CVE-2018-19637 (GCVE-0-2018-19637)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-03-05 16:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:32
VLAI
Title
Static temporary filename allows overwriting of files
Summary
Supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1, wrote data to static file /tmp/supp_log, allowing local attackers to overwrite files on systems without symlink protection
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SUSE supportutils Affected: unspecified , < 3.1-5.7.1 (custom)
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Date Public
2019-02-21 00:00
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