CVE-2024-45339
Vulnerability when creating log files in github.com/golang/glog
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.1 High
- Published
- Jan 28, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 27, 2024
Description
When logs are written to a widely-writable directory (the default), an unprivileged attacker may predict a privileged process's log file path and pre-create a symbolic link to a sensitive file in its place. When that privileged process runs, it will follow the planted symlink and overwrite that sensitive file. To fix that, glog now causes the program to exit (with status code 2) when it finds that the configured log file already exists.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
github.com/golang/gloggithub.com/golang/glog |
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References
- https://github.com/golang/glog/pull/74/commits/b8741656e406e66d6992bc2c9575e460ecaa0ec2
- https://github.com/golang/glog/pull/74
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/H-Q4ouHWyKs
- https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/Insecure_Temporary_File
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3372
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00019.html
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