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CVE-2004-0972
The lvmcreate_initrd script in the lvm package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local…
Low2.1EPSS 0.39%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The lvmcreate_initrd script in the lvm package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 66% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 11290 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- script-temporary-file-overwrite(17583) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10632 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 2004-0050 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136308 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHBA-2004:232 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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