| Name | CVE-2008-4942 |
| Description | audiolink in audiolink 0.05 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/audiolink.db.tmp and (2) /tmp/audiolink.tb.tmp temporary files. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 496433 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| audiolink (PTS) | buster | 0.05-3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye | 0.05-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| audiolink | source | (unstable) | 0.05-1.1 | low | 496433 |
[etch] - audiolink <no-dsa> (Minor issue)