| Name | CVE-2009-1215 |
| Description | Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file. |
| 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 | 521123 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| screen (PTS) | bullseye | 4.8.0-6 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.9.0-4 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.9.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| screen | source | etch | (not affected) | | | |
| screen | source | lenny | 4.0.3-11+lenny1 | | | |
| screen | source | (unstable) | 4.0.3-13 | low | | 521123 |
Notes
[etch] - screen <not-affected> (etch version predates #433338)