PT-2004-1026 · Linux · Lvm

Mark J. Cox · Published 2004-10-20 · Updated 2017-10-11 · CVE-2004-0972

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions lvm package versions 1.5 through 2.1

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files, potentially leading to disruption of protected information integrity. This can be exploited by a local attacker.

Recommendations For lvm package versions 1.5 through 2.1, consider restricting access to the lvmcreate initrd script as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-03117

CVE-2004-0972

DSA-583-1

Affected Products

Lvm

References · 10

• http://trustix.org/errata/2004/0050 · Vendor Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-232.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/11290 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-03117 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0972 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0972 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-583 · Note
• http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136308 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10632 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583 · Note