# CVE-2012-1088: iproute2 before 3.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file used by (1) configure or (2)

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-02-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

iproute2 before 3.3.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file used by (1) configure or (2) examples/dhcp-client-script.

## What to do

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## References

- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/shemminger/iproute2.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=20ed7b24df05eadf83168d1d0ce0052a31380928
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/shemminger/iproute2.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e557d1ac3a156ba7521ba44b0b412af4542f83f8
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=797878
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2

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