CVE-2011-1154

NameCVE-2011-1154
DescriptionThe shred_file function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
logrotate (PTS)bullseye3.18.0-2+deb11u2fixed
bookworm3.21.0-1fixed
sid, trixie3.22.0-1fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
logrotatesource(unstable)3.8.0-1

Notes

[squeeze] - logrotate <no-dsa> (Minor issue)

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