DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5138

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5138
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5138.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5138
Upstream
Published
2008-11-18T16:00:01.047Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:02:44.060203Z
Summary
[none]
Details

passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libpam-mount

Package

Name
libpam-mount
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libpam-mount?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2+gitaa4791f-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5138.json"

Debian:12 / libpam-mount

Package

Name
libpam-mount
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libpam-mount?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2+gitaa4791f-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5138.json"

Debian:13 / libpam-mount

Package

Name
libpam-mount
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libpam-mount?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2+gitaa4791f-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5138.json"

Debian:14 / libpam-mount

Package

Name
libpam-mount
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libpam-mount?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2+gitaa4791f-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5138.json"