CVE-2009-4411

NameCVE-2009-4411
DescriptionThe (1) setfacl and (2) getfacl commands in XFS acl 2.2.47, when running in recursive (-R) mode, follow symbolic links even when the --physical (aka -P) or -L option is specified, which might allow local users to modify the ACL for arbitrary files or directories via a symlink attack.
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Debian Bugs499076

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
acl (PTS)bullseye2.2.53-10fixed
bookworm2.3.1-3fixed
sid, trixie2.3.2-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
aclsourceetch(not affected)
aclsource(unstable)2.2.49-2low499076

Notes

[etch] - acl <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[lenny] - acl <no-dsa> (Minor issue, symlink attack not always as root)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=499076#51

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