CVE catalog

CVE-2011-1098

logrotate: CVE-2011-1098

Severity: Medium
Published: Mar 30, 2011, 10:55:02 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.28% · Oct 25, 2026

Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate.c in logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier allows local users to read log data by opening a file before the intended permissions are in place.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	logrotate	sid	`3.22.0-1`	fixed
Debian	logrotate	forky	`3.22.0-1`	fixed
Debian	logrotate	trixie	`3.22.0-1`	fixed
Debian	logrotate	bookworm	`3.21.0-1`	fixed
Opensuse	logrotate	tumbleweed	`3.10.0-4.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	logrotate	source	sid	`3.8.0-1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	logrotate	source	forky	`3.8.0-1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	logrotate	source	trixie	`3.8.0-1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	logrotate	source	bookworm	`3.8.0-1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	logrotate	rpm	tumbleweed	`3.10.0-4.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10231-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[logrotate]Fixed
Details (2)
- 3.21.0-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.8.0-1
  dsa · logrotate · debian · bookworm; dsa · logrotate · debian · 12
- 3.21.0-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.8.0-1
  dsa · logrotate · debian · bookworm; dsa · logrotate · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[logrotate]Fixed
Source package: [logrotate]
Details (2)
- 3.22.0-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.8.0-1
  dsa · logrotate · debian · 13
- 3.22.0-1+b2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.8.0-1
  dsa · logrotate · debian · 13

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[logrotate]Fixed
Source package: [logrotate]
Details (1)
- 3.22.0-2.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.10.0-4.1
  dsa · logrotate · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:05:20 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]