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medium 5.5

CVE-2001-1494 json

script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typesc…

published 2001-12-31 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-1471

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command.

Patch / fix

  • kernel util-linux 2.11n
  • util-linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.11n-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2001-1494

  • mount RHEL 3 2.11y-31.11
  • util-linux RHEL 3 2.11y-31.11
  • util-linux RHEL 4 2.12a-16.EL4.12
  • losetup RHEL 3 2.11y-31.11

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:782

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2001-1494 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 mount 2.11y-31.11, losetup 2.11y-31.11, util-linux 2.11y-31.11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 mount 2.11y-31.11, losetup 2.11y-31.11, util-linux 2.11y-31.11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 util-linux 2.12a-16.EL4.12 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 util-linux 2.12a-16.EL4.12 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 mount 2.11y-31.11, losetup 2.11y-31.11, util-linux 2.11y-31.11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 util-linux 2.12a-16.EL4.12
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 mount 2.11y-31.11, losetup 2.11y-31.11, util-linux 2.11y-31.11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 util-linux 2.12a-16.EL4.12
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:782

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Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.