CVE catalog
CVE-2008-4968
lmbench: CVE-2008-4968
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.41% · Oct 25, 2026
The (1) rccs and (2) STUFF scripts in lmbench 3.0-a7 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/sdiff.##### 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 | lmbench | sid | 3.0-a9+debian.1-10 | fixed |
| Debian | lmbench | forky | 3.0-a9+debian.1-10 | fixed |
| Debian | lmbench | trixie | 3.0-a9+debian.1-9 | fixed |
| Debian | lmbench | bookworm | 3.0-a9+debian.1-6 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [lmbench]Fixed
Details (2)
3.0-a9+debian.1-6· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0-a9-1dsa · lmbench · debian · bookworm; dsa · lmbench · debian · 12
3.0-a9+debian.1-6· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0-a9-1dsa · lmbench · debian · bookworm; dsa · lmbench · debian · 12
- [lmbench-doc]Fixed
Source package: [lmbench]
Details (2)
3.0-a9+debian.1-6· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0-a9-1dsa · lmbench · debian · bookworm; dsa · lmbench · debian · 12
3.0-a9+debian.1-6· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0-a9-1dsa · lmbench · debian · bookworm; dsa · lmbench · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [lmbench]Fixed
Details (2)
3.0-a9+debian.1-9· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0-a9-1dsa · lmbench · debian · 13
3.0-a9+debian.1-9· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0-a9-1dsa · lmbench · debian · 13
- [lmbench-doc]Fixed
Source package: [lmbench]
Details (2)
3.0-a9+debian.1-9· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0-a9-1dsa · lmbench · debian · 13
3.0-a9+debian.1-9· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0-a9-1dsa · lmbench · debian · 13
Observed: