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CVE-2004-1901
Portage before 2.0.50-r3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files...
Vulnerability Description
Portage before 2.0.50-r3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a hard link attack on the lockfiles.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
gentoo
View all reports →Affected Software
portage, linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.0.50, 1.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 10th, 2005
Last Modified:
January 16th, 2025
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.