CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4982

rkhunter: CVE-2008-4982

Severity: Medium
Published: Nov 6, 2008, 3:55:52 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.39% · Oct 25, 2026

rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1270.

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	rkhunter	sid	`1.4.6-14`	fixed
Debian	rkhunter	forky	`1.4.6-14`	fixed
Debian	rkhunter	trixie	`1.4.6-13`	fixed
Debian	rkhunter	bookworm	`1.4.6-11`	fixed
Opensuse	rkhunter	tumbleweed	`1.4.6-5.6`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	rkhunter	source	sid	`1.3.2-6`	low	Not reported	[496375]
Debian	rkhunter	source	forky	`1.3.2-6`	low	Not reported	[496375]
Debian	rkhunter	source	trixie	`1.3.2-6`	low	Not reported	[496375]
Debian	rkhunter	source	bookworm	`1.3.2-6`	low	Not reported	[496375]
Opensuse	rkhunter	rpm	tumbleweed	`1.4.6-5.6`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11301-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #496375]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[rkhunter]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.4.6-11 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.2-6
  dsa · rkhunter · debian · bookworm; dsa · rkhunter · debian · 12
- 1.4.6-11 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.2-6
  dsa · rkhunter · debian · bookworm; dsa · rkhunter · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[rkhunter]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.4.6-13 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.2-6
  dsa · rkhunter · debian · 13
- 1.4.6-13 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.2-6
  dsa · rkhunter · 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]