chkstat in SuSE Linux 9.0 through 10.0 allows local users to modify permissions of files by creating a hardlink to a file from a world-writable directory, which can cause the link count to drop to 1 when the file is deleted or replaced, which is then modified by chkstat to use weaker permissions.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-3320 chkstat in SuSE Linux 9.0 through 10.0 allows local users to modify permissions of files by creating a hardlink to a file from a world-writable directory, which can cause the link count to drop to 1 when the file is deleted or replaced, which is then modified by chkstat to use weaker permissions.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:10:07.558Z

Reserved: 2005-10-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-3321

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-10-27T10:02:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-3321

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