CVE-2008-5138

NameCVE-2008-5138
Descriptionpasswdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libpam-mount (PTS)buster2.16-9fixed
bullseye2.18-1fixed
bookworm2.19-1fixed
sid, trixie2.20-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libpam-mountsourcelenny0.44-1+lenny2
libpam-mountsource(unstable)1.2+gitaa4791f-1low

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