CVE-2008-5135

MediumCVSS 6.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

os-prober in os-prober 1.17 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/mounted-map or (2) /tmp/raided-map temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "the insecure code path should only ever run inside a d-i environment, which has no non-root users.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.2/10AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 18, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-5135: Medium severity, CVSS 6.2 | Vulnix