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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 7, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-4993

CVE-2008-4993

Description

qemu-dm.debug in Xen 3.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/args temporary file.

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Affected products

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  • Xen/Xen2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =3.2.1
  • Xen/qemu-dm.debugllm-create
    Range: =3.2.1

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