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android-tools: temporary file vulnerability

Package(s):android-tools CVE #(s):CVE-2012-5564
Created:February 10, 2013 Updated:February 13, 2013
Description: The adb tool creates a log file under /tmp with a static name, making it vulnerable to symbolic link attacks.
Alerts:
Fedora FEDORA-2013-1666 2013-02-10
Fedora FEDORA-2013-1742 2013-02-10
Fedora FEDORA-2013-1750 2013-02-10
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