VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2009-4411
CVSS score3.7 LOW
EPSS probability0.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-12-24
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
The (1) setfacl and (2) getfacl commands in XFS acl 2.2.47, when running in recursive (-R) mode, follow symbolic links even when the --physical (aka -P) or -L option is specified, which might allow local users to modify the ACL for arbitrary files or directories via a symlink attack.