CVE-2008-4996

init in initramfs-tools 0.92f allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/initramfs.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "init is [used in] a single-user context; there's no possibility that this is exploitable.

Score

CVSS 3.1 5.5 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2008-11-07

Last modified

2025-01-17

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected products

• Initramfs-tools (Debian)

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/496386
• http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/initramfs-tools
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770