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CVE Reference: CVE-2005-2672
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Original Page at CVE MITRE: CVE-2005-2672

Description: pwmconfig in LM_sensors before 2.9.1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fancontrol temporary file.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: UBUNTU http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-172-1 ST 1015180 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA16501 Secunia Advisory: SA17499 Secunia Advisory: SA17535 REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-825.html MANDRIVA http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:149 DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-814 CONFIRM http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=324193 http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/cvs/lm_sensors2/CHANGES BID 14624

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