DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3589

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3589
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3589.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3589
Upstream
Published
2009-10-08T15:30:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:03:01Z
Summary
[none]
Details

incron 0.5.5 does not initialize supplementary groups when running a process from a user's incrontabs, which causes the process to be run with the incrond supplementary groups and allows local users to gain privileges via an incrontab table.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / incron

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.7-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3589.json"

Debian:13 / incron

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.7-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3589.json"

Debian:14 / incron

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5.7-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3589.json"