Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2011· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2011-4060
CVE-2011-4060
Description
The runtime linker in QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.5.0 before Service Pack 1 does not properly clear the LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT and LD_DEBUG environment variables when a program is spawned from a setuid program, which allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:o:qnx:neutrino_rtos:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- securityreason.com/securityalert/8475nvd
- www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20110310.txt.ascnvd
- www.osvdb.org/71784nvd
- www.qnx.com/developers/articles/rel_5189_46.htmlnvd
- www.qnx.com/developers/docs/6.5.0_sp1/index.jspnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516958nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518659nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46838nvd
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