cve/2008/CVE-2008-4996.md
2024-05-26 14:27:05 +02:00

777 B

CVE-2008-4996

Description

** DISPUTED ** 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."

POC

Reference

Github

No PoCs found on GitHub currently.