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CVE-2009-4135
The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a…
Medium4.4EPSS 0.38%
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- redhat
Description
The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file in a directory tree under /tmp.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (16)
- [bug-coreutils] 20091208 Re: build: distcheck: do not leave a $TMPDIR/coreutils directory behind (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 60853 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- USN-2473-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091208 CVE Request -- coreutils -- unsafe temporary directory location use (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 37645 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37256 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091208 Re: CVE Request -- coreutils -- unsafe temporary directory location use (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-13216 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3453 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-13181 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 37860 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- gnu-core-distcheck-symlink(54673) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 62226 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [bug-coreutils] 20091209 [PATCH] doc: NEWS: mention the "make distcheck" vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_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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