CVE-2011-3632 Path traversal in hardlink

What is CVE-2011-3632?

CVE-2011-3632 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 26 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Hardlink before 0.1.2 operates on full file system objects path names which can allow a local attacker to use this flaw to conduct symlink attacks.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3632?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Hardlink Project Hardlink, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3632?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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

Is CVE-2011-3632 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3632 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-98h5-28mw-xjrq.