VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-5135
CVSS score6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
os-prober in os-prober 1.17 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/mounted-map or (2) /tmp/raided-map temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "the insecure code path should only ever run inside a d-i environment, which has no non-root users.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')