CVE-2008-4966
Published: 6 November 2008
linux-patch-openswan 2.4.12 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/snap##### and (b) /tmp/nightly##### temporary files, related to the (1) maysnap and (2) maytest scripts.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | per Debian, the vulnerable scripts are unused from the source package |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
openswan Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| gutsy |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| hardy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| intrepid |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| jaunty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| karmic |
Not vulnerable
(1:2.6.22+dfsg-1.1ubuntu1)
|
|
| lucid |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| maverick |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| natty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| oneiric |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1:2.6.21+dfsg-2)
|