Description
vdrleaktest in Video Disk Recorder (aka vdr-dbg or vdr) 1.6.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/memleaktest.log 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 | vdr | 1.6.0-6 | — |
| Debian 13 | vdr | 1.6.0-6 | — |
| Debian 12 | vdr | 1.6.0-6 | — |
References
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235827
- vdrdbg-vdrleaktest-symlink(44880) vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire mailing-list
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/vdr-dbg
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://bugs.debian.org/496421