Description
flamethrower in flamethrower 0.1.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/multicast.tar.##### 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 | flamethrower | 0.1.8-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | flamethrower | 0.1.8-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | flamethrower | 0.1.8-2 | — |
| Debian 4.0 | flamethrower | 0.1.8-1+etch1 | DSA-1676-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1676-1 flamethrower - denial of service Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-1676 vendor-advisory
- 32386 vdb-entry
- 32891 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506350
- flamethrower-flamethrower-symlink(46717) vdb-entry
- 32961 third-party-advisory
- [debian-devel] 20080811 Re: Possible mass bug filing: The possibility of attack with the help of symlinks in some Debian packages mailing-list