CVE catalog
CVE-2005-2672
lm-sensors: CVE-2005-2672
- Severity
- High
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.43% · Oct 27, 2026
pwmconfig in LM_sensors before 2.9.1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fancontrol temporary file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | lm-sensors | sid | 1:3.6.2-2 | fixed |
| Debian | lm-sensors | forky | 1:3.6.2-2 | fixed |
| Debian | lm-sensors | trixie | 1:3.6.2-2 | fixed |
| Debian | lm-sensors | bookworm | 1:3.6.0-7.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | lm-sensors | source | sid | 1:2.9.1-7 | medium | Not reported | [324193] |
| Debian | lm-sensors | source | forky | 1:2.9.1-7 | medium | Not reported | [324193] |
| Debian | lm-sensors | source | trixie | 1:2.9.1-7 | medium | Not reported | [324193] |
| Debian | lm-sensors | source | bookworm | 1:2.9.1-7 | medium | Not reported | [324193] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [fancontrol]Fixed
Source package: [lm-sensors]
Details (2)
1:3.6.0-7.1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · bookworm; dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 12
1:3.6.0-7.1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · bookworm; dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 12
- [libsensors4-dev]Fixed
Source package: [lm-sensors]
Details (2)
1:3.6.0-7.1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · bookworm; dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 12
1:3.6.0-7.1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · bookworm; dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 12
- [libsensors5]Fixed
Source package: [lm-sensors]
Details (2)
1:3.6.0-7.1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · bookworm; dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 12
1:3.6.0-7.1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · bookworm; dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 12
- [libsensors-config]Fixed
Source package: [lm-sensors]
Details (2)
1:3.6.0-7.1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · bookworm; dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 12
1:3.6.0-7.1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · bookworm; dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 12
- [libsensors-dev]Fixed
Source package: [lm-sensors]
Details (2)
1:3.6.0-7.1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · bookworm; dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 12
1:3.6.0-7.1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · bookworm; dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 12
- [lm-sensors]Fixed
Details (2)
1:3.6.0-7.1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · bookworm; dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 12
1:3.6.0-7.1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · bookworm; dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [fancontrol]Fixed
Source package: [lm-sensors]
Details (2)
1:3.6.2-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 13
1:3.6.2-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 13
- [libsensors5]Fixed
Source package: [lm-sensors]
Details (2)
1:3.6.2-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 13
1:3.6.2-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 13
- [libsensors-config]Fixed
Source package: [lm-sensors]
Details (2)
1:3.6.2-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 13
1:3.6.2-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 13
- [libsensors-dev]Fixed
Source package: [lm-sensors]
Details (2)
1:3.6.2-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 13
1:3.6.2-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 13
- [lm-sensors]Fixed
Details (2)
1:3.6.2-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 13
1:3.6.2-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.9.1-7dsa · lm-sensors · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2672]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-814-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DTSA-17-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2672]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2005/cve-2005-2672.json]
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