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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 8, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-3986

CVE-2014-3986

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.

Affected products

5
  • Cisofy/Lynis5 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.5.4
    • cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:cisofy:lynis:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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