CVE catalog
CVE-2008-5135
os-prober: CVE-2008-5135
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.38% · Oct 25, 2026
os-prober in os-prober 1.17 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/mounted-map or (2) /tmp/raided-map temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "the insecure code path should only ever run inside a d-i environment, which has no non-root users.
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 | os-prober | sid | 1.85 | vulnerable |
| Debian | os-prober | forky | 1.85 | vulnerable |
| Debian | os-prober | trixie | 1.83 | vulnerable |
| Debian | os-prober | bookworm | 1.81 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | os-prober | source | sid | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | os-prober | source | forky | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | os-prober | source | trixie | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | os-prober | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [os-prober]Affected
Details (2)
1.81· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · os-prober · debian · bookworm; dsa · os-prober · debian · 12
1.81· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · os-prober · debian · bookworm; dsa · os-prober · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [os-prober]Affected
Details (2)
1.83· amd64 · trixieAffected
dsa · os-prober · debian · 13
1.83· arm64 · trixieAffected
dsa · os-prober · debian · 13
Observed: