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CVE-2011-1548

The default configuration of logrotate on Debian GNU/Linux uses root privileges to process files in directories that permit non-root write…

Medium6.3EPSS 0.39%
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Description

The default configuration of logrotate on Debian GNU/Linux uses root privileges to process files in directories that permit non-root write access, which allows local users to conduct symlink and hard link attacks by leveraging logrotate's lack of support for untrusted directories, as demonstrated by /var/log/postgresql/.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2011-1548, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium6.3AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.3.

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