CVE-2023-32001
curl: fopen race condition
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 19, 2023
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the curl package. This race condition modifies the behavior of symbolic link files in affected components which might be followed instead of overwritten when the condition is met, leading to undesired and potentially destructive behavior.
Statement
This issue does not affect the Curl package as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, and 9.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE-367 · Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition