Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20125530000
Revision Date:2012-11-29Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-5530 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The (1) pcmd and (2) pmlogger init scripts in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 3.6.10 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /var/tmp/##### temporary file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-5530
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'pcp' package in xenial is not affected.
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