CVE-1999-1352 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-1999-1352?

CVE-1999-1352 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mknod in Linux 2.2 follows symbolic links, which could allow local users to overwrite files or gain privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1352?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1352?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1352 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-1999-1352 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1352 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
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• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-x7c6-rhq3-252p.