updatejail in jailer 0.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/#####.updatejail temporary file.
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1674-1 New jailer packages fix denial of service
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5118 updatejail in jailer 0.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/#####.updatejail temporary file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.168Z

Reserved: 2008-11-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5139

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-11-18T16:00:01.077

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5139

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