# CVE-2019-18932: log.c in Squid Analysis Report Generator (sarg) through 2.3.11 allows local privilege escalation.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-21 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

log.c in Squid Analysis Report Generator (sarg) through 2.3.11 allows local privilege escalation. By default, it uses a fixed temporary directory /tmp/sarg. As the root user, sarg creates this directory or reuses an existing one in an insecure manner. An attacker can pre-create the directory, and place symlinks in it (after winning a /tmp/sarg/denied.int_unsort race condition). The outcome will be corrupted or newly created files in privileged file system locations.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150554
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/sarg/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/20/6
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q1/23
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/27/1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00063.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-32

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