CVE catalog

CVE-2008-5138

libpam-mount: CVE-2008-5138

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.29% · Oct 25, 2026

passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianlibpam-mountsid2.22-3fixed
Debianlibpam-mountforky2.22-3fixed
Debianlibpam-mounttrixie2.20-3fixed
Debianlibpam-mountbookworm2.19-1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianlibpam-mountsourcesid1.2+gitaa4791f-1lowNot reportedNot reported
Debianlibpam-mountsourceforky1.2+gitaa4791f-1lowNot reportedNot reported
Debianlibpam-mountsourcetrixie1.2+gitaa4791f-1lowNot reportedNot reported
Debianlibpam-mountsourcebookworm1.2+gitaa4791f-1lowNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [libpam-mount]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 2.19-1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.2+gitaa4791f-1

      dsa · libpam-mount · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpam-mount · debian · 12

    • 2.19-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.2+gitaa4791f-1

      dsa · libpam-mount · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpam-mount · debian · 12

  • [libpam-mount-bin]Fixed

    Source package: [libpam-mount]

    Details (2)

    • 2.19-1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.2+gitaa4791f-1

      dsa · libpam-mount · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpam-mount · debian · 12

    • 2.19-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.2+gitaa4791f-1

      dsa · libpam-mount · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpam-mount · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [libpam-mount]Fixed

    Source package: [libpam-mount]

    Details (2)

    • 2.20-3+b2 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.2+gitaa4791f-1

      dsa · libpam-mount · debian · 13

    • 2.20-3+b2 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.2+gitaa4791f-1

      dsa · libpam-mount · debian · 13

  • [libpam-mount-bin]Fixed

    Source package: [libpam-mount]

    Details (2)

    • 2.20-3+b2 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.2+gitaa4791f-1

      dsa · libpam-mount · debian · 13

    • 2.20-3+b2 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.2+gitaa4791f-1

      dsa · libpam-mount · debian · 13

Observed:

References

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