CVE-2008-4966
Publication date 6 November 2008
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
linux-patch-openswan 2.4.12 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/snap##### and (b) /tmp/nightly##### temporary files, related to the (1) maysnap and (2) maytest scripts.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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openswan | 11.10 oneiric |
Not affected
|
11.04 natty |
Not affected
|
|
10.10 maverick |
Not affected
|
|
10.04 LTS lucid |
Not affected
|
|
9.10 karmic |
Not affected
|
|
9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life | |
8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needed | |
8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | |
7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed | |
6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |