Description
qemu-dm.debug in Xen 3.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/args 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.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | xen +1 | 3.0.3-64.el5_2.9 | RHSA-2009:0003 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Virtualization 5 | xen +1 | 3.0.3-64.el5_2.9 | RHSA-2009:0003 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2009:0003 Red Hat Security Advisory: xen security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- xen-qemudm-symlink(46545) vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire mailing-list
- http://bugs.debian.org/496367
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- MDVSA-2009:016 vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235805
- RHSA-2009:0003 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9576 vdb-entry signature
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/xen-utils-3.2-1