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Unscored CVE-2008-5373 EUVD-2008-5350GHSA-xgpj-r9f2-8ghw

mtx-changer.Adic-Scalar-24 in bacula-common 2.4.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/mtx.##### …

Published Dec 8, 2008 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

mtx-changer.Adic-Scalar-24 in bacula-common 2.4.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/mtx.##### temporary file, probably a related issue to CVE-2005-2995.

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 bacula 2.4.0-1 —
Debian 13 bacula 2.4.0-1 —
Debian 12 bacula 2.4.0-1 —

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