insecure temporary file use
Bug #826679 reported by
David
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hammerhead (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
hammerhead blindly writes to to /tmp/hammer.log without prior checks. It is possible to put a symbolic link at /tmp/hammer.log pointing at another file - that hammerhead will then end up appending data into.
(it appears that hammerhead uses the file location as specified in /etc/hammerhead

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