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CVE-2011-2472

Publication date 9 June 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
oprofile 11.04 natty
Fixed 0.9.6-1.1ubuntu2.1
10.10 maverick
Fixed 0.9.6-1.1ubuntu1.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 0.9.6-1ubuntu4.4
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored

Notes

jdstrand

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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1166-1
    • OProfile vulnerabilities
    • 11 July 2011

Other references