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CVE-2009-4411
The (1) setfacl and (2) getfacl commands in XFS acl...
Vulnerability Description
The (1) setfacl and (2) getfacl commands in XFS acl 2.2.47, when running in recursive (-R) mode, follow symbolic links even when the --physical (aka -P) or -L option is specified, which might allow local users to modify the ACL for arbitrary files or directories via a symlink attack.
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
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://oss.sgi.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=790
- http://osvdb.org/61302
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/acl.git/commit/?id=63451a0
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37455
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37907
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/23/2
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:345
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=499076
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38420
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55004
Affected Vendor
Affected Software
acl
Vulnerable Versions:
2.2.47
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 24th, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.