DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5135

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5135
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5135.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5135
Upstream
Published
2008-11-18T16:00:01Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:56Z
Summary
[none]
Details

os-prober in os-prober 1.17 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/mounted-map or (2) /tmp/raided-map temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "the insecure code path should only ever run inside a d-i environment, which has no non-root users.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / os-prober

Package

Name
os-prober
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/os-prober?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.81
1.82
1.83
1.84
1.85

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5135.json"

Debian:13 / os-prober

Package

Name
os-prober
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/os-prober?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.83
1.84
1.85

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5135.json"

Debian:14 / os-prober

Package

Name
os-prober
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/os-prober?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.83
1.84
1.85

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5135.json"