CVE-2008-4553
qemu - denial of service
EPSS 0.04%
Description
qemu-make-debian-root in qemu 0.9.1-5 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files and directories.
How to fix CVE-2008-4553
To remediate CVE-2008-4553, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 0.9.1-6 or later
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 0.8.2-4etch2 or later
Is CVE-2008-4553 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.9.1-6
- from 0, < 0.8.2-4etch2