Description
The (1) rccs and (2) STUFF scripts in lmbench 3.0-a7 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/sdiff.##### temporary file.
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 14 | lmbench | 3.0-a9-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | lmbench | 3.0-a9-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | lmbench | 3.0-a9-1 | — |
References
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire mailing-list
- 30913 vdb-entry
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- lmbench-rccs-stuff-symlink(44828) vdb-entry
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/lmbench
- http://bugs.debian.org/496427
- 32587 third-party-advisory