CVE-2008-4946

Publication date 5 November 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

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Description

convirt 0.8.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/set_output temporary file, related to the (1) _template_/provision.sh, (2) Linux_CD_Install/provision.sh, (3) Fedora_PV_Install/provision.sh, (4) CentOS_PV_Install/provision.sh, (5) common/provision.sh, (6) example/provision.sh, and (7) Windows_CD_Install/provision.sh scripts in image_store/.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
convirt 10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.10 intrepid Ignored end of life, was needed
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

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