DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4996

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4996
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4996.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4996
Upstream
Published
2008-11-07T19:36:23.963Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:10:50.894755Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / initramfs-tools

Package

Name
initramfs-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/initramfs-tools?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.140
0.141
0.142
0.143
0.143.1
0.144
0.145
0.146
0.147
0.148
0.148.1
0.148.2
0.148.3
0.149
0.150
0.151

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4996.json"

Debian:12 / initramfs-tools

Package

Name
initramfs-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/initramfs-tools?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.142
0.142+deb12u1
0.142+deb12u2
0.142+deb12u3
0.143
0.143.1
0.144
0.145
0.146
0.147
0.148
0.148.1
0.148.2
0.148.3
0.149
0.150
0.151

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4996.json"

Debian:13 / initramfs-tools

Package

Name
initramfs-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/initramfs-tools?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.148.3
0.149
0.150
0.151

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4996.json"

Debian:14 / initramfs-tools

Package

Name
initramfs-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/initramfs-tools?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.148.3
0.149
0.150
0.151

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4996.json"