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Vendor Workaround
To mitigate this issue, ensure sticky-directory symlink protections are enabled on your system. This can be done immediately by running `sysctl -w fs.protected_symlinks=1`. To make this change persistent across reboots, create or modify a file in `/etc/sysctl.d/` (e.g., `/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf`) with the content `fs.protected_symlinks=1` and then run `sysctl --system`. Additionally, avoid running the `sblim-cmpi-base` provider registration scripts from shared multi-user systems where untrusted users can create symlinks in `/tmp` or `/var/tmp`. If manual execution of the script is necessary, prefer using a private, root-owned temporary directory.
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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | A flaw was found in sblim-cmpi-base. Insecure temporary file creation in the provider registration scripts allows a local unprivileged user to perform a symlink attack. By creating a symlink in a world-writable directory, an attacker can redirect privileged writes to an arbitrary file during script execution in a privileged context. This can lead to the overwrite of root-owned files, potentially disrupting system services or operation. Exploitation is conditional on the script running with elevated privileges and may be mitigated by sticky-directory symlink protections. | |
| Title | Sblim-cmpi-base: insecure temporary file creation in sblim-cmpi-base provider registration scripts allows local symlink attack | |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-377 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-13T12:44:09.267Z
Reserved: 2026-08-13T11:01:55.535Z
Link: CVE-2026-73585
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-13T13:19:18.907
Modified: 2026-08-13T13:19:18.907
Link: CVE-2026-73585
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Updated: 2026-08-13T13:30:17Z