CVE-2005-2231

Publication date 12 July 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

High Availability Linux Project Heartbeat 1.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
heartbeat 7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.2.4-14build1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.2.4-14build1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.2.4-2ubuntu0.2
heartbeat-2 7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.0.2-5
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.0.2-5
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.0.2-5

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-165-1
    • heartbeat vulnerability
    • 11 August 2005

Other references