# CVE-2011-2185: Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.\*.tar file or (2) certain other f

- Also known as: GHSA-XWG2-QC6C-7C3Q, PYSEC-2026-808
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.0
- Published: 2011-07-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- fabric (PyPI): fixed in 1.1.0

## Description

Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, fabric, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/12
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629003
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062534.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/03/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710462
- http://code.fabfile.org/projects/fabric/files/Fabric-1.1.0.tar.gz

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