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TI-2002-00420 Aliases CVE-2002-0435GHSA-m4m8-rghq-9wjc

Race condition in the recursive (1) directory deletion and (2) directory move in GNU File…

Priority LOW 8Published · 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
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Race condition in the recursive (1) directory deletion and (2) directory move in GNU File Utilities (fileutils) 4.1 and earlier allows local users to delete directories as the user running fileutils by moving a low-level directory to a higher level as it is being deleted, which causes fileutils to chdir to a ".." directory that is higher than expected, possibly up to the root file system.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00338 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.6VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fileutils:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2003:016 Released 2003-02-20 · Red Hat rating Low
    fileutils security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • RHSA-2003:015 Released 2003-02-13 · Red Hat rating Low
    : : : Updated fileutils package fixes race condition in recursive operations
    • Red Hat Linux 6.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.0
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2003:016
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2003:015
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2003:015
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2003:015
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2003:015
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2003:015
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:016

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0435
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4m8-rghq-9wjc

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2003-00788 An integer overflow in ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages may allow local users to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2003-00789 ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages allows local users to consume a large amount of… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

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