| Name | CVE-2017-8108 |
| Description | Unspecified tests in Lynis before 2.5.0 allow local users to write to arbitrary files or possibly gain privileges via a symlink attack on a 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) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| lynis (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.6.3-1+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 2.4.0-1 | vulnerable |
| buster | 2.6.2-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 3.0.2-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.0.8-1.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.0.9-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| lynis | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| lynis | source | (unstable) | 2.5.0-1 | unimportant | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - lynis <not-affected> (Vulnerable code do not exist)
Neutralised by kernel hardening