Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-5135
CVE-2008-5135
Description
os-prober in os-prober 1.17 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/mounted-map or (2) /tmp/raided-map temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "the insecure code path should only ever run inside a d-i environment, which has no non-root users.
Affected products
1Patches
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Vulnerability mechanics
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