The do_dump_data function in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted --session-dir argument in conjunction with a symlink attack on the opd_pipe file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-06-09T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:00:34.162Z

Reserved: 2011-06-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-2473

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-06-09T21:55:01.383

Modified: 2017-08-29T01:29:25.330

Link: CVE-2011-2473

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-04-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-2473 - Bugzilla