| Name | CVE-2016-3992 |
| Description | cronic before 3 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) cronic.out.$$, (2) cronic.err.$$, or (3) cronic.trace.$$ file in /tmp. |
| 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 | 820331 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| cronic (PTS) | buster | 3-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye | 3-2.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cronic | source | (unstable) | 3-1 | 820331 |
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/09/4