Description
Portage before 2.0.50-r3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a hard link attack on the lockfiles.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Affected products
- gentoo / linux1.4 – 1.4
- gentoo / linux1.4 – 1.4
- gentoo / linux1.4 – 1.4
- gentoo / portage2.0.50
- gentoo / portage2.0.50 – 2.0.50