DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3986

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3986
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3986.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3986
Upstream
Published
2014-06-08T18:55:06.673Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:04:38.128636Z
Summary
[none]
Details

include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / lynis

Package

Name
lynis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lynis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3986.json"

Debian:12 / lynis

Package

Name
lynis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lynis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3986.json"

Debian:13 / lynis

Package

Name
lynis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lynis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3986.json"

Debian:14 / lynis

Package

Name
lynis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lynis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3986.json"