The default configuration of logrotate on Debian GNU/Linux uses root privileges to process files in directories that permit non-root write access, which allows local users to conduct symlink and hard link attacks by leveraging logrotate's lack of support for untrusted directories, as demonstrated by /var/log/postgresql/.
                
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Information
                Published : 2011-03-30 22:55
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2011-1548
Mitre link : CVE-2011-1548
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-1548
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Products Affected
                debian
- linux
gentoo
- logrotate
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-264
                        
            Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
