The do_dump_data function in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted --session-dir argument in conjunction with a symlink attack on the opd_pipe file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2473
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67978
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1
• http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254