CVE-2008-4993
First published: Fri Nov 07 2008(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Xen Xen | =3.2.1 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/xen-utils-3.2-1
- http://bugs.debian.org/496367
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235805
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:016
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0003.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46545
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9576
- collector/nvd-historical
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- vendor/xen
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- version/xen xen/3.2.1