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CVE-2008-4996

CVE-kwetsbaarheidsdetails - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Gepubliceerd 2008-11-07 19:00:00
Laatst bijgewerkt 2025-01-17 15:24:30
Toegewezen door mitre
CVSS-score 5.5
Status PUBLISHED

Beschrijving

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.