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Fabric vulnerable to symlink attack on tmp files
CVE-2011-2185 · GHSA-xwg2-qc6c-7c3q
- Affected
- PyPI fabric < 1.1.0
- Fixed in
- 1.1.0· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab..tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 1.1.0 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.