CVE-2014-3986

Publication date 8 June 2014

Last updated 16 September 2025

Description

include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
lynis	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	15.04 vivid	Ignored end of life
	14.10 utopic	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	13.10 saucy	Ignored end of life
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/21
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/07/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/06/12
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/05/14
http://cisofy.com/files/lynis-1.5.5.tar.gz
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3986

CVE-2014-3986

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