High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 8, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-0261
CVE-2013-0261
Description
A flaw was found in PackStack. A local user could exploit a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in the /tmp directory. This vulnerability allows the local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system, potentially leading to system compromise or data corruption.
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