CVE-2011-3632

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: November 26, 2019 at 03:34 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:33 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise LinuxHardlink

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

Hardlink before 0.1.2 operates on full file system objects path names which can allow a local attacker to use this flaw to conduct symlink attacks.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.1.2
Affected range stops below 0.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 0.1.2
Affected range stops below 0.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (6)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=645516
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3632
x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/15/2
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/20/6

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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