UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5144

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5144
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2008/UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5144.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2008-5144
Related
Published
2008-11-18T16:00:00Z
Modified
2025-06-03T17:29:35Z
Summary
[none]
Details

nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / nvidia-cg-toolkit

Package

Name
nvidia-cg-toolkit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nvidia-cg-toolkit@3.1.0013-2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.0013-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "negligible"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / nvidia-cg-toolkit

Package

Name
nvidia-cg-toolkit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nvidia-cg-toolkit@3.1.0013-3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.0013-2
3.1.0013-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "negligible"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / nvidia-cg-toolkit

Package

Name
nvidia-cg-toolkit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nvidia-cg-toolkit@3.1.0013-5?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.0013-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "negligible"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / nvidia-cg-toolkit

Package

Name
nvidia-cg-toolkit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nvidia-cg-toolkit@3.1.0013-5?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.0013-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "negligible"
}

Ubuntu:24.10 / nvidia-cg-toolkit

Package

Name
nvidia-cg-toolkit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nvidia-cg-toolkit@3.1.0013-5build1?arch=source&distro=oracular

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.0013-5build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "negligible"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / nvidia-cg-toolkit

Package

Name
nvidia-cg-toolkit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nvidia-cg-toolkit@3.1.0013-5build1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.0013-5build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "negligible"
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / nvidia-cg-toolkit

Package

Name
nvidia-cg-toolkit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nvidia-cg-toolkit@3.1.0013-5build1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.0013-5build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "negligible"
}