| Name | CVE-2009-2939 |
| Description | The 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. |
| Source | CVE (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 Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| postfix (PTS) | buster | 3.4.23-0+deb10u1 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 3.4.23-0+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 3.5.24-0+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.7.10-0+deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie | 3.8.5-1 | fixed |
| sid | 3.9.0-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| postfix | source | lenny | 2.5.5-1.1+lenny1 | | | |
| postfix | source | (unstable) | 2.6.5-3 | low | | |
Notes
[etch] - postfix <no-dsa> (Minor issue)