| Name | CVE-2008-4936 |
| Description | faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### temporary file. |
| 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 | 496403 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mgetty (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.1.36-2.1+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1.1.36-3+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster | 1.2.1-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.2.1-1.1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.2.1-1.2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.2.1-1.4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mgetty | source | (unstable) | 1.1.36-1.3 | low | | 496403 |
Notes
[etch] - mgetty <no-dsa> (Minor issue)