CVE-2002-0435

Publication date 26 July 2002

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Race condition in the recursive (1) directory deletion and (2) directory move in GNU File Utilities (fileutils) 4.1 and earlier allows local users to delete directories as the user running fileutils by moving a low-level directory to a higher level as it is being deleted, which causes fileutils to chdir to a ".." directory that is higher than expected, possibly up to the root file system.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
coreutils 12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected

Notes

sbeattie

fileutils was merged into coreutils