Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-4982
CVE-2008-4982
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:john_horne:rkhunter:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
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