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TI-2005-02535 Aliases CVE-2005-2672GHSA-j7c4-q8wj-hjhf

pwmconfig in LM_sensors before 2.9.1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
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

pwmconfig in LM_sensors before 2.9.1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fancontrol temporary file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00426 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 40

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0VulnerableLm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
Show 30 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.3VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.4VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.4VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.5VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.0VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.2VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.3VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.4VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.5VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.1VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.2VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.3VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.4VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.5VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.0VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.1VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.2VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.3VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.4VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.5VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.6VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.7VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.8VulnerableLm Sensors
cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.0VulnerableLm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.4 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.4 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.5 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.4 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.5 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.4 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.5 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.0 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.1 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.2 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.3 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.4 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.5 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.6 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.7 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.8 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors
  • cpe:2.3:a:lm_sensors:lm_sensors:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0 Vulnerable ·Lm Sensors

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:825 Released 2005-11-10 · Red Hat rating Low
    lm_sensors security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 lm_sensors-2.8.7-2.40.3, lm_sensors-2.8.7-2.40.3.i386, lm_sensors-devel-2.8.7-2.40.3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 lm_sensors-2.8.7-2.40.3, lm_sensors-2.8.7-2.40.3.i386, lm_sensors-devel-2.8.7-2.40.3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 lm_sensors-2.8.7-2.40.3, lm_sensors-2.8.7-2.40.3.i386, lm_sensors-devel-2.8.7-2.40.3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 lm_sensors-2.8.7-2.40.3, lm_sensors-2.8.7-2.40.3.i386, lm_sensors-devel-2.8.7-2.40.3 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:825
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:825
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:825
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:825

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2672
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7c4-q8wj-hjhf

References

Advisory 4

Other 4

Sources

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