CVE-2014-3986
EPSS 0.34%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-3986
To remediate CVE-2014-3986, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/lynis—upgrade to 1.5.5-1 or later
Is CVE-2014-3986 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.5.5-1