DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5530

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5530
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5530.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5530
Upstream
Published
2012-11-29T13:14:37Z
Modified
2026-09-05T06:47:32Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / pcp

Package

Name
pcp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pcp?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.7.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5530.json"

Debian:13 / pcp

Package

Name
pcp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pcp?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.7.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5530.json"