Directory traversal vulnerability in device-linux.c in the router advertisement daemon…
Priority LOW 34CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in device-linux.c in the router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, and remote attackers to overwrite certain files, via a .. (dot dot) in an interface name. NOTE: this can be leveraged with a symlink to overwrite arbitrary files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02849 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
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.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3602
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxfr-4vcf-h5vv
References
More Litech Router Advertisement Daemon vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-03176 Buffer overflow in the process_ra function in the router advertisement daemon (radvd)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2011-03179 The process_ra function in the router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2011-03180 The process_rs function in the router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2014-06768 The L3 agent in OpenStack Neutron 2014.2.x before 2014.2.2, when using radvd 2.0+, allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
- TI-2011-03178 The router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2 does not properly handle errors in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4
Sources
- CVE-2011-3602 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-3602 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxfr-4vcf-h5vv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-3602 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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