# CVE-2022-48682: In deletefiles in FDUPES before 2.2.0, a TOCTOU race condition allows arbitrary file deletion via a symlink.

- Severity: CVSS 6.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:L/A:H/C:N/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:R
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-04-26 · Updated: 2024-10-27

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In deletefiles in FDUPES before 2.2.0, a TOCTOU race condition allows arbitrary file deletion via a symlink.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes/blob/4b6bcde1b3eb1cebe87cd30814f7d6cf4ee46e95/fdupes.c
- https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes/commit/85680897148f1ac33b55418e00334116e419717f
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1200381
- https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes/compare/v2.1.2...v2.2.0

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