The init.d script for the X.Org X11 xfs font server on various Linux distributions might allow local users to change the permissions of…

Description

The init.d script for the X.Org X11 xfs font server on various Linux distributions might allow local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.font-unix temporary file.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.90% · top 40% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-59 (opens in a new tab)Other CVEs with CWE-59

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (22)

• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10802 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 35674 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24888 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0520 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 26081 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1342 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1485 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 27240 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26056 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20070717 rPSA-2007-0141-1 xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-xfs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 5167 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• 1018375 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• GLSA-200710-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-3666 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://bugzilla.redhat.com/242903 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• redhat-xfs-privilege-escalation(35375) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 20070712 Red Hat Enterprise Linux init.d XFS Script chown Race Condition Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
• 26282 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0519 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 40945 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=185660 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-3651 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 14:05 UTC.