| Name | CVE-2008-3931 |
| Description | javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 496363, 496418 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| r-base (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.1.1-1+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch | 3.3.3-1 | fixed |
| buster | 3.5.2-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 4.0.4-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.2.2.20221110-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.4.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[etch] - r-base <no-dsa> (Minor issue)