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title: "CVE-2005-3148\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2005-3148

Publication date 5 October 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

StoreBackup before 1.19 does not properly set the uid and guid for symbolic
links (1) that are backed up by storeBackup.pl, or (2) recovered by
storeBackupRecover.pl, which could cause files to be restored with
incorrect ownership.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| storebackup | 7.04 feisty | Not affected |
| 6.10 edgy | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3148)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3148)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2005-3148)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3148)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3148>