CVE-2009-2939

NameCVE-2009-2939
DescriptionThe postfix.postinst script in the Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu postfix 2.5.5 package grants the postfix user write access to /var/spool/postfix/pid, which might allow local users to conduct symlink attacks that overwrite arbitrary files.
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
postfix (PTS)bullseye3.5.25-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm3.7.11-0+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie3.9.0-3fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
postfixsourcelenny2.5.5-1.1+lenny1
postfixsource(unstable)2.6.5-3low

Notes

[etch] - postfix <no-dsa> (Minor issue)

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