pwmconfig in LM_sensors before 2.9.1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fancontrol temporary file.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-2673 pwmconfig in LM_sensors before 2.9.1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fancontrol temporary file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:45:01.893Z

Reserved: 2005-08-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-2672

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-08-23T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-2672

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2005-08-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-2672 - Bugzilla

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