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CVE-2013-2207

pt_chown in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.18 does not properly check permissions for tty files, which allows local users to ch

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Summary

pt_chown in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.18 does not properly check permissions for tty files, which allows local users to change the permission on the files and obtain access to arbitrary pseudo-terminals by leveraging a FUSE file system.

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Affected versions

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sourceware.org

secunia.com

lists.opensuse.org

ubuntu.com

bugzilla.redhat.com

security.gentoo.org

mandriva.com