Description
The to-upgrade plugin in feta 1.4.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink on the (1) /tmp/feta.install.$USER and (2) /tmp/feta.avail.$USER temporary files.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 4.0 | feta | 1.4.15+etch1 | DSA-1643-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1643-1 feta - denial of service Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 32155 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire mailing-list
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/feta
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496397
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- DSA-1643 vendor-advisory
- 30899 vdb-entry