CVE-2009-2939
First published: Mon Sep 21 2009(Updated: )
The postfix.postinst script in the Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu postfix 2.5.5 package grants the postfix user write access to /var/spool/postfix/pid, which might allow local users to conduct symlink attacks that overwrite arbitrary files.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Postfix Postfix | =2.5.5 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =6.06 | |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux | =4.0 |
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- vendor/ubuntu
- canonical/ubuntu ubuntu linux
- version/ubuntu ubuntu linux/4.0