| Name | CVE-2008-4982 |
| Description | rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270. |
| 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 | 496375 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| rkhunter (PTS) | buster | 1.4.6-5 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.4.6-9 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.4.6-11 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.4.6-12 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| rkhunter | source | (unstable) | 1.3.2-6 | low | | 496375 |
Notes
[etch] - rkhunter <no-dsa> (Minor issue, only in debug mode)