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CVE-2011-2472

Published: 9 June 2011

Directory traversal vulnerability in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the --save argument, related to the --session-dir argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
this is reverted in later patches and needs an additional patch:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/07/6

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
oprofile
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (0.9.6-1ubuntu4.4)
maverick
Released (0.9.6-1.1ubuntu1.1)
natty
Released (0.9.6-1.1ubuntu2.1)
upstream Needed