CVE-2015-0267
kexec-tools: insecure use of /tmp/*$$* filenames
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · February 10, 2015
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
It was found that the module-setup.sh script provided by kexec-tools created temporary files in an insecure way. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to conduct a symbolic link attack, allowing them to overwrite the contents of arbitrary files.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 3.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CWE-377 · Insecure Temporary File