vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2008-4953: firehol -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N) | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
May 15, 2025
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
firehol in firehol 1.256 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/.firehol-tmp-#####-*-* and (2) /tmp/firehol.conf temporary files. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that an attack "would require an attacker to create 1073741824*PID-RANGE symlinks.
Solution
no-fix-debian-deb-package
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