| Name | CVE-2009-4135 |
| Description | The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file in a directory tree under /tmp. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| coreutils (PTS) | bullseye | 8.32-4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 9.1-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 9.5-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| coreutils | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
- coreutils <not-affected> (this issue only affects the coreutils build process; bug #560898)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439