CVE-2008-4982
EPSS 0.39%
Description
rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270.
How to fix CVE-2008-4982
To remediate CVE-2008-4982, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/rkhunter—upgrade to 1.3.2-6 or later
Is CVE-2008-4982 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.3.2-6