| Name | CVE-2014-3986 |
| Description | include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name. |
| 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 | 751083 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| lynis (PTS) | bullseye | 3.0.2-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.0.8-1.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.1.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| lynis | source | (unstable) | 1.5.5-1 | | | 751083 |
Notes
[squeeze] - lynis <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - lynis <no-dsa> (Minor issue)