CVE-2014-2524
The _rl_tropen function in util.c in GNU readline before 6.3 patch 3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/rltrace.[PID] file.
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EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0014 (0.1%)
Percentile: 33.9%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
mageia:mageiagnu:readlineopensuse:opensusefedoraproject:fedoraTechnical description
The _rl_tropen function in util.c in GNU readline before 6.3 patch 3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/rltrace.[PID] file.
Published: 8/20/2014, 2:55:05 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0319.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2014-03/msg00057.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00037.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/579
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/587
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:154
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:132
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077023