CVE-2011-1548
The default configuration of logrotate on Debian GNU/Linux uses root privileges to process files...
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/.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.3
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/.
- Record
CVE-2011-1548- CVSS 2.0
- 6.3 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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/.
- Record
CVE-2011-1548- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1549 No score
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/.
- Record
EUVD-2011-1549- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x7w4-r6vr-7hqw No score
The default configuration of logrotate on Debian GNU/Linux uses root privileges to process files...
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/.
- Record
GHSA-x7w4-r6vr-7hqw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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/.
- Record
CVE-2011-1548- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1548 No score
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/.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1548- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-1548 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) 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 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in logrotate 3.7.8-6.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/19
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/16
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/25
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/30
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/26
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/3
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openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/5
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/5
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/31
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/17
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/6
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/3
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/29
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/6
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/6
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/11
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/23/11
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/5
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/18
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/2
securityfocus.com/bid/47167
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/3
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/7
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/8
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/22
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/5
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/27
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/32
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/26
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/24
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/4
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=606544
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/06/6
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/33
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1548
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x7w4-r6vr-7hqw
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1548