CVE-2011-1098

Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier...

1.9 LowFix available

Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier allows local users to read log data by opening a file before the intended permissions are in place.

Exploit likelihood

0.28%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 1.9

Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier allows local users to read log data by opening a file before the intended permissions are in place.

Record: CVE-2011-1098
CVSS 2.0: 1.9 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-362
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier allows local users to read log data by opening a file before the intended permissions are in place.

Record: CVE-2011-1098
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-1112 No score

Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier allows local users to read log data by opening a file before the intended permissions are in place.

Record: EUVD-2011-1112
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h8gr-59qr-mxm6 No score

Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier...

Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier allows local users to read log data by opening a file before the intended permissions are in place.

Record: GHSA-h8gr-59qr-mxm6
Weakness: CWE-362
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier allows local users to read log data by opening a file before the intended permissions are in place.

Record: CVE-2011-1098
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1098 No score

Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier allows local users to read log data by opening a file before the intended permissions are in place.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1098
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10231-1 No score

logrotate-3.10.0-4.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the logrotate-3.10.0-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10231-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gentoo logrotate

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`logrotate` Debian:12	before 3.8.0-1	3.8.0-1
`logrotate` Debian:13	before 3.8.0-1	3.8.0-1
`logrotate` Debian:14	before 3.8.0-1	3.8.0-1
`logrotate` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1	0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
`logrotate-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1	0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
`logrotate` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1	0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
`logrotate-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1	0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
`logrotate` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1	0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
`logrotate-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1	0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
`logrotate` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1	0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
`logrotate-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1	0:3.7.8-12.el6_0.1
`logrotate` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 3.10.0-4.1	3.10.0-4.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-1098 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Gentoo Logrotate, published March 30, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. Fixed in logrotate 3.8.0-1.

References

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