CVE-2008-4996

Name	CVE-2008-4996
Description	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.
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	496386

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
initramfs-tools (PTS)	jessie	0.120+deb8u3	vulnerable
	stretch	0.130	vulnerable
	buster	0.133+deb10u1	vulnerable
	bullseye	0.140	vulnerable
	sid, trixie, bookworm	0.142	vulnerable

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
initramfs-tools	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)	unimportant		496386