CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4936

mgetty: CVE-2008-4936

Severity: Medium
Published: Nov 5, 2008, 3:00:14 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.41% · Oct 27, 2026

faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.##### 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	mgetty	sid	`1.2.1-8`	fixed
Debian	mgetty	forky	`1.2.1-8`	fixed
Debian	mgetty	trixie	`1.2.1-2`	fixed
Debian	mgetty	bookworm	`1.2.1-1.2`	fixed
Opensuse	mgetty	tumbleweed	`1.2.1-6.2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mgetty	source	sid	`1.1.36-1.3`	low	Not reported	[496403]
Debian	mgetty	source	forky	`1.1.36-1.3`	low	Not reported	[496403]
Debian	mgetty	source	trixie	`1.1.36-1.3`	low	Not reported	[496403]
Debian	mgetty	source	bookworm	`1.1.36-1.3`	low	Not reported	[496403]
Opensuse	mgetty	rpm	tumbleweed	`1.2.1-6.2`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11047-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #496403]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[g3utils]Unknown
Source package: [mgetty]
Details (1)
- 1.2.1-13.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2.1-6.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · mgetty · opensuse · tumbleweed
[sendfax]Unknown
Source package: [mgetty]
Details (1)
- 1.2.1-13.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2.1-6.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · mgetty · opensuse · tumbleweed
[mgetty]Fixed
Source package: [mgetty]
Details (1)
- 1.2.1-13.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.1-6.2
  dsa · mgetty · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[mgetty]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.2.1-1.2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · bookworm; dsa · mgetty · debian · 12
- 1.2.1-1.2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · bookworm; dsa · mgetty · debian · 12
[mgetty-docs]Fixed
Source package: [mgetty]
Details (2)
- 1.2.1-1.2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · bookworm; dsa · mgetty · debian · 12
- 1.2.1-1.2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · bookworm; dsa · mgetty · debian · 12
[mgetty-fax]Fixed
Source package: [mgetty]
Details (2)
- 1.2.1-1.2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · bookworm; dsa · mgetty · debian · 12
- 1.2.1-1.2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · bookworm; dsa · mgetty · debian · 12
[mgetty-pvftools]Fixed
Source package: [mgetty]
Details (2)
- 1.2.1-1.2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · bookworm; dsa · mgetty · debian · 12
- 1.2.1-1.2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · bookworm; dsa · mgetty · debian · 12
[mgetty-viewfax]Fixed
Source package: [mgetty]
Details (2)
- 1.2.1-1.2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · bookworm; dsa · mgetty · debian · 12
- 1.2.1-1.2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · bookworm; dsa · mgetty · debian · 12
[mgetty-voice]Fixed
Source package: [mgetty]
Details (2)
- 1.2.1-1.2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · bookworm; dsa · mgetty · debian · 12
- 1.2.1-1.2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · bookworm; dsa · mgetty · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[mgetty]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.2.1-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · 13
- 1.2.1-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · 13
[mgetty-docs]Fixed
Source package: [mgetty]
Details (2)
- 1.2.1-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · 13
- 1.2.1-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · 13
[mgetty-fax]Fixed
Source package: [mgetty]
Details (2)
- 1.2.1-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · 13
- 1.2.1-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · 13
[mgetty-pvftools]Fixed
Source package: [mgetty]
Details (2)
- 1.2.1-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · 13
- 1.2.1-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · 13
[mgetty-viewfax]Fixed
Source package: [mgetty]
Details (2)
- 1.2.1-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · 13
- 1.2.1-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · 13
[mgetty-voice]Fixed
Source package: [mgetty]
Details (2)
- 1.2.1-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · 13
- 1.2.1-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.36-1.3
  dsa · mgetty · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:22 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]