init in initramfs-tools 0.92f allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/initramfs.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "init is [used in] a single-user context; there's no possibility that this is exploitable.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-07T19:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:09:49.164Z

Reserved: 2008-11-07T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2008-4996

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-07T19:36:23.963

Modified: 2024-08-07T11:15:32.543

Link: CVE-2008-4996

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