SELinux initscript misuse of touch
Published Apr 22, 2019
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.60%
Description
The Ubuntu SELinux initscript before version 1:0.10 used touch to create a lockfile in a world-writable directory. If the OS kernel does not have symlink protections then an attacker can cause a zero byte file to be allocated on any writable filesystem.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1 other source (MITRE) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.60% (0.00601) | 46.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.60% (0.00601) | 43.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00163) | 34.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 37.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 36.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 33.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (1)
- https://launchpadlibrarian.net/88098106/selinux_0.10~10.04.1.debdiff x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://launchpadlibrarian.net/88098106/selinux_0.10~10.04.1.debdiff | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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