cda in xmcd 3.0.2 and 2.6 in SuSE Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Priority LOW 28Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
cda in xmcd 3.0.2 and 2.6 in SuSE Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00401 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1119
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xxp5-838q-65wj
References
Patch 1
Advisory 1
More Ti Kan Xmcd vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-04748 The (1) ncsarmt and (2) ncsawrap scripts in xmcd 2.6 allows local users to overwrite… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2006-02473 xmcdconfig in xmcd for Debian GNU/Linux 2.6-17.1 creates /var/lib/cddb and… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2001-1119 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1119 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xxp5-838q-65wj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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