Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Agent/Backend.pm in Ocsinventory-Agent before 0.0.9.3, and 1.x before 1.0.1, in OCS Inventory allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Perl module in an arbitrary directory.
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 | ocsinventory-agent | 1:0.0.9.2repack1-5 | — |
| Debian 13 | ocsinventory-agent | 1:0.0.9.2repack1-5 | — |
| Debian 12 | ocsinventory-agent | 1:0.0.9.2repack1-5 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | ocsinventory-agent | 1:0.0.9.2repack1-4lenny1 | DSA-1828-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1828-1 ocsinventory-agent - arbitrary code execution Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://nana.rulezlan.org/~goneri/ocsinventory-agent/Ocsinventory-Agent-0.0.9.3.tar.gz
- ADV-2009-1809 vdb-entry
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/ocsinventory-agent/ocsinventory-agent_0.0.9.2repack1-4lenny1.diff.gz
- http://www.ocsinventory-ng.org/index.php?mact=News%2Ccntnt01%2Cdetail%2C0&cntnt01articleid=144
- 55718 vdb-entry
- 35593 vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506416
- 35768 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1828 vendor-advisory
- 35727 third-party-advisory