CVE-2025-9810

TOCTOU in linenoiseHistorySave in linenoise allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and change permissions via a symlink race between fopen("w") on the history path and subsequent chmod() on the same path.

CVSS v3 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/antirez/linenoise/blob/master/linenoise.c#L1321	Product
https://github.com/antirez/linenoise/pull/202	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/antirez/linenoise/blob/4111f1d6cd29e136b4e86a25d1dd859a1e00813b/linenoise.c#L1321
https://github.com/antirez/linenoise/commit/f2558e1e588b1ba384ec73a2cf5c9a46409753db

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:antirez:linenoise:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-09-01 19:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:09

NVD link : CVE-2025-9810

Mitre link : CVE-2025-9810

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-9810

JSON object : View

Products Affected

antirez

linenoise

CWE

CWE-367

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

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