CVE catalog

CVE-2018-21269

openrc: CVE-2018-21269

Severity: Medium
Published: Oct 27, 2020, 4:15:10 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.39% · Oct 25, 2026

checkpath in OpenRC through 0.42.1 might allow local users to take ownership of arbitrary files because a non-terminal path component can be a symlink.

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	openrc	sid	`0.64.1-2`	fixed
Debian	openrc	forky	`0.64.1-2`	fixed
Debian	openrc	trixie	`0.56-1`	fixed
Debian	openrc	bookworm	`0.45.2-2+deb12u1`	fixed
Alpine	openrc	3.10	`0.41.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	openrc	3.11	`0.42.1-r3`	fixed
Alpine	openrc	3.12	`0.42.1-r12`	fixed
Alpine	openrc	3.13	`0.42.1-r20`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	openrc	source	sid	`0.45.2-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[973245]
Debian	openrc	source	forky	`0.45.2-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[973245]
Debian	openrc	source	trixie	`0.45.2-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[973245]
Debian	openrc	source	bookworm	`0.45.2-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[973245]
Alpine	openrc	apk	3.10	`0.41.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-21269	Not reported
Alpine	openrc	apk	3.11	`0.42.1-r3`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-21269	Not reported
Alpine	openrc	apk	3.12	`0.42.1-r12`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-21269	Not reported
Alpine	openrc	apk	3.13	`0.42.1-r20`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2018-21269	Not reported

[Debian bug #973245]

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libeinfo1]Unknown
Source package: [openrc]
Details (2)
- 0.45.2-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · bookworm; dsa · openrc · debian · 12
- 0.45.2-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · bookworm; dsa · openrc · debian · 12
[libeinfo-dev]Unknown
Source package: [openrc]
Details (2)
- 0.45.2-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · bookworm; dsa · openrc · debian · 12
- 0.45.2-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · bookworm; dsa · openrc · debian · 12
[librc1]Unknown
Source package: [openrc]
Details (2)
- 0.45.2-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · bookworm; dsa · openrc · debian · 12
- 0.45.2-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · bookworm; dsa · openrc · debian · 12
[librc-dev]Unknown
Source package: [openrc]
Details (2)
- 0.45.2-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · bookworm; dsa · openrc · debian · 12
- 0.45.2-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · bookworm; dsa · openrc · debian · 12
[openrc]Unknown
Details (2)
- 0.45.2-2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · bookworm; dsa · openrc · debian · 12
- 0.45.2-2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · bookworm; dsa · openrc · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libeinfo1]Unknown
Source package: [openrc]
Details (2)
- 0.56-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · 13
- 0.56-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · 13
[libeinfo-dev]Unknown
Source package: [openrc]
Details (2)
- 0.56-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · 13
- 0.56-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · 13
[librc1t64]Unknown
Source package: [openrc]
Details (2)
- 0.56-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · 13
- 0.56-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · 13
[librc-dev]Unknown
Source package: [openrc]
Details (2)
- 0.56-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · 13
- 0.56-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · 13
[openrc]Unknown
Details (2)
- 0.56-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · 13
- 0.56-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.45.2-1
  dsa · openrc · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:36:20 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]