CVE-2014-3986
Published: 8 June 2014
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
lynis Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(1.5.5-1)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(1.5.5-1)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(1.5.5-1)
|
|
| lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| saucy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.5.5)
|
|
| utopic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(1.5.5-1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of symlink restrictions in Ubuntu. This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. | ||
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/21
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/07/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/06/12
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/05/14
- http://cisofy.com/files/lynis-1.5.5.tar.gz
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3986
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian