CVE-2012-5530
EPSS 0.14%
Description
The (1) pcmd and (2) pmlogger init scripts in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.10 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/##### temporary file.
How to fix CVE-2012-5530
To remediate CVE-2012-5530, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pcp—upgrade to 3.7.1 or later
Is CVE-2012-5530 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.7.1