CVE-2008-4982

NameCVE-2008-4982
Descriptionrkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs496375

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
rkhunter (PTS)jessie1.4.2-0.4+deb8u1fixed
stretch1.4.2-6+deb9u1fixed
buster1.4.6-5fixed
bullseye1.4.6-9fixed
bookworm1.4.6-11fixed
sid, trixie1.4.6-12fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
rkhuntersource(unstable)1.3.2-6low496375

Notes

[etch] - rkhunter <no-dsa> (Minor issue, only in debug mode)

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