CVE-2011-1098

N/A Unknown
Published: March 30, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier allows local users to read log data by opening a file before the intended permissions are in place.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057845.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056992.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/16
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/17
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/18
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/19
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/22
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/24
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/25
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/26
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/27
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/28
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/29
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/30
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/31
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/32
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/33
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/8
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/11
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/26
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/23/11
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/43955
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:065
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0407.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0791
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0872
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0961
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680798
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057845.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056992.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/16
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/17
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/18
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/19
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/22
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/24
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/25
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/26
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/27
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/28
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/29
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/30
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/31
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/32
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/33
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/26
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/23/11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43955
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:065
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0407.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0791
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0872
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0961
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680798
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

86 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
20th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

Affected Vendors

gentoo

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