Debian Security Bug TrackerDEBIANCVE:CVE-2008-4996CVE-2008-4996
8.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.3%
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.
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | 12 | all | initramfs-tools | <= 0.142 | initramfs-tools_0.142_all.deb |
| Debian | 11 | all | initramfs-tools | <= 0.140 | initramfs-tools_0.140_all.deb |
| Debian | 10 | all | initramfs-tools | <= 0.133+deb10u1 | initramfs-tools_0.133+deb10u1_all.deb |
| Debian | 999 | all | initramfs-tools | <= 0.142 | initramfs-tools_0.142_all.deb |
| Debian | 13 | all | initramfs-tools | <= 0.142 | initramfs-tools_0.142_all.deb |
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8.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.3%