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TI-2011-01367 Aliases CVE-2011-1548GHSA-x7w4-r6vr-7hqw

The default configuration of logrotate on Debian GNU/Linux uses root privileges to…

Priority LOW 28CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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/.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00389 33rd 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerablegentoo
cpe:2.3:o:debian:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:logrotate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·gentoo
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1548
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7w4-r6vr-7hqw

References

Other 35

  • TI-2011-01006 The shred_file function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2011-01369 The default configuration of logrotate on SUSE openSUSE Factory uses root privileges to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2011-01368 The default configuration of logrotate on Gentoo Linux uses root privileges to process… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2011-01007 The writeState function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow… CVSS 2.0LOW 1.9
  • TI-2011-00951 Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and… CVSS 2.0LOW 1.9

Sources

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