CVE-2013-0261

A flaw was found in PackStack. A local user could exploit a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in the `/tmp` directory. This vulnerability allows the local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system, potentially leading to system compromise or data corruption.

Score

CVSS 3.1 8.8 High

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2013-03-08

Last modified

2026-04-30

Weaknesses

CWE-264, CWE-59

Affected products

• Essex (Openstack)
• Folsom (Openstack)
• Openstack (Redhat)

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0595.html
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0261
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908101