CVE-2008-5394

Published: 9 December 2008

/bin/login in shadow 4.0.18.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, and probably other Linux distributions, allows local users in the utmp group to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file referenced in a line (aka ut_line) field in a utmp entry.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
shadow Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Released (1:4.0.13-7ubuntu3.4)
	gutsy	Released (1:4.0.18.1-9ubuntu0.2)
	hardy	Released (1:4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2)
	intrepid	Released (1:4.1.1-1ubuntu1.2)
	upstream	Released (1:4.1.1-6)

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-695-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5394
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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