CVE-2011-1550
The default configuration of logrotate on SUSE openSUSE Factory uses root privileges to process...
The default configuration of logrotate on SUSE openSUSE Factory 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 for the (1) cobbler, (2) inn, (3) safte-monitor, and (4) uucp packages.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The default configuration of logrotate on SUSE openSUSE Factory 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 for the (1) cobbler, (2) inn, (3) safte-monitor, and (4) uucp packages.
- Record
CVE-2011-1550- 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 SUSE openSUSE Factory 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 for the (1) cobbler, (2) inn, (3) safte-monitor, and (4) uucp packages.
- Record
CVE-2011-1550- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1551 No score
The default configuration of logrotate on SUSE openSUSE Factory 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 for the (1) cobbler, (2) inn, (3) safte-monitor, and (4) uucp packages.
- Record
EUVD-2011-1551- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8wrv-rwr6-8qj6 No score
The default configuration of logrotate on SUSE openSUSE Factory uses root privileges to process...
The default configuration of logrotate on SUSE openSUSE Factory 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 for the (1) cobbler, (2) inn, (3) safte-monitor, and (4) uucp packages.
- Record
GHSA-8wrv-rwr6-8qj6- 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-2011-1550 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 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/19
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1550
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8wrv-rwr6-8qj6