CVE-2011-1549
The default configuration of logrotate on Gentoo Linux uses root privileges to process files in...
The default configuration of logrotate on Gentoo 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 directories under /var/log/ for packages.
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The default configuration of logrotate on Gentoo 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 directories under /var/log/ for packages.
- Record
CVE-2011-1549- 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 Gentoo 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 directories under /var/log/ for packages.
- Record
CVE-2011-1549- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1550 No score
The default configuration of logrotate on Gentoo 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 directories under /var/log/ for packages.
- Record
EUVD-2011-1550- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hpp7-cgr7-qg33 No score
The default configuration of logrotate on Gentoo Linux uses root privileges to process files in...
The default configuration of logrotate on Gentoo 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 directories under /var/log/ for packages.
- Record
GHSA-hpp7-cgr7-qg33- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-1549 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 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/19
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securityfocus.com/bid/47170
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1549
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hpp7-cgr7-qg33