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LACT EUVDEUVD-2026-65393

| CVE-2026-75038 MEDIUM
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following (CWE-61)
2026-08-25 suse GHSA-gcmx-rfrg-443v
6.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: suse
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Recon
    Gain local low-privilege shell
  2. Delivery
    Identify LACT privileged file operation path
  3. Exploit
    Write symlink at target path
  4. Install
    Trigger LACT file operation
  5. C2
    LACT follows symlink to attacker-chosen target
  6. Execute
    Target resource corrupted or locked
  7. Impact
    Local denial-of-service

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling UNIX symlink resolution
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires local interactive access to a system where LACT is installed, with at minimum low-privilege shell access (confirmed by PR:L in the CVSS 4.0 vector). The attacker must additionally have write access to the parent directory of a file path that LACT's privileged process accesses, in order to substitute a symlink before the operation executes. Remote exploitation is not possible given the local attack vector (AV:L). No network connectivity, user interaction, or special service configuration is required once local shell access is established. Exploitation is inherently limited to multi-user systems where untrusted local accounts coexist with LACT installations - single-user workstations or systems with tightly controlled local access are not meaningfully exposed.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H) scores 6.9, reflecting genuine local availability impact at low complexity and low privilege, though the local-only attack vector substantially limits real-world exposure. No EPSS data was provided, and the vulnerability is absent from the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no confirmed active exploitation at the time of analysis. POC availability is unknown. Notably, the 'Information Disclosure' tag in the source metadata conflicts with the CVE description, which specifies only denial-of-service - this discrepancy should be verified against the SUSE Bugzilla entry before treating confidentiality impact as confirmed. In practice, even a mid-sized municipal IT team in tczew running shared Linux workstations with AMD GPU tooling would face a very narrow blast radius, since exploitation requires an interactive local account on a machine where LACT is actively installed - an uncommon enterprise posture. Overall risk is low outside of shared multi-user Linux desktop or workstation environments where untrusted local users exist.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A local low-privileged user identifies a file path that LACT's privileged process is scheduled to write to, then replaces that path with a symbolic link pointing to a sensitive system file or LACT's own runtime resource. When LACT executes its file operation, it follows the symlink to the attacker-chosen target, causing that resource to be corrupted, truncated, or locked - producing a denial-of-service condition. No public exploit code is known at the time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 25, 2026

Symlink following in LACT (Linux AMDGPU Control Tool) versions through 0.10.0 allows a local low-privileged user to redirect privileged file operations to attacker-chosen paths via a crafted UNIX symbolic link, resulting in local denial-of-service. Reported by SUSE and tracked in their Bugzilla (bsc#1276481), the flaw is rooted in CWE-61 and is confined to systems with multi-user local access where LACT is installed. No public exploit code has been identified and the issue does not appear in the CISA KEV catalog.

RemediationAI

No independently confirmed patched release version is available in the provided data; the fix status should be verified directly via the upstream GitHub repository at https://github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT and the SUSE Bugzilla report at https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276481. As a compensating control, restrict local shell access on any multi-user system running LACT to only fully trusted users - this eliminates the low-privilege local attacker prerequisite entirely, with no functional impact on normal LACT operation. Additionally, setting restrictive ownership and permissions (e.g., 0700, root-owned) on directories that LACT writes to can prevent an unprivileged user from placing symlinks in those paths; the trade-off is that overly restrictive permissions may interfere with LACT's normal runtime behavior and should be tested before deployment. Adding auditd rules targeting AUDIT_SYMLINK events in LACT's working directories provides detection capability until a patch is confirmed available.

Affected VersionsENISA

LACT 0 ≤0.10.0

Affected Packages

euvd lact no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

LACT (Linux AMDGPU Control Tool) is an open-source GPU management application for AMD GPUs on Linux, hosted at github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT. CWE-61 (UNIX Symbolic Link Following) describes a class of flaws in which a privileged process performs file I/O without verifying that the target path has not been replaced by an attacker-controlled symlink between the time-of-check and time-of-use (TOCTOU race). Because LACT interfaces with hardware configuration paths that may require elevated permissions, a lower-privileged user who can write to the parent directory of a LACT-accessed path can substitute a symlink before the privileged operation executes, redirecting writes, truncations, or reads to an arbitrary target. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:ilya-zlobintsev:lact:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*.

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Severity by source

Vendor (suse) PRIMARY 6.9 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 6.1 MEDIUM

Local vector and low-privilege requirement confirmed by description; high availability impact from DoS, low integrity from symlink redirect; no confidentiality impact substantiated.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (suse).

CVSS VectorVendor: suse

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVSS changed
Aug 25, 2026 - 10:22 NVD
6.1 (MEDIUM) 6.9 (MEDIUM)

DescriptionCVE.org

UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following vulnerability in ilya-zlobintsev/LACT allows for local denial-of-service. This issue affects LACT: through 0.10.0.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Prevalence
Rare
niche AMD GPU control tool, limited Linux desktop deployment
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment Vendor GitHub VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Moderate
Product Status
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed

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