DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2939

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2939
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2939.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2939
Upstream
Published
2009-09-21T19:30:00Z
Modified
2026-09-17T06:47:41Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The postfix.postinst script in the Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu postfix 2.5.5 package grants the postfix user write access to /var/spool/postfix/pid, which might allow local users to conduct symlink attacks that overwrite arbitrary files.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / postfix

Package

Name
postfix
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/postfix?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.5-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2939.json"

Debian:13 / postfix

Package

Name
postfix
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/postfix?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.5-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2939.json"

Debian:14 / postfix

Package

Name
postfix
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/postfix?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.5-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2939.json"