GNU core utilities symbolic links race conditions
Published:		12.04.2005
Source:		BUGTRAQ
SecurityVulns ID:		4667
Type:		local
Level:		5/10
Description:		If -m option is used in mkdir, mknod, mkfifo it's possible to change permissions for any file.

Affected:

GNU : coreutils 5.2

Original document

Imran Ghory, GNU Core Utilities race condition file-permissions vulnerability Software: mkdir, mknod, mkfifo Version: Part of GNU Core Utilities 5.2.1 (12.04.2005)

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