CVE catalog

CVE-2008-5374

bash: CVE-2008-5374

Severity: Low
Published: Dec 8, 2008, 11:30:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.34% · Oct 25, 2026

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.

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	bash	sid	`5.3-4`	fixed
Debian	bash	forky	`5.3-4`	fixed
Debian	bash	trixie	`5.2.37-2`	fixed
Debian	bash	bookworm	`5.2.15-2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	bash	source	sid	`4.0-2`	unimportant	Not reported	[509279]
Debian	bash	source	forky	`4.0-2`	unimportant	Not reported	[509279]
Debian	bash	source	trixie	`4.0-2`	unimportant	Not reported	[509279]
Debian	bash	source	bookworm	`4.0-2`	unimportant	Not reported	[509279]

[Debian bug #509279]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[bash]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.15-2+b13 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
- 5.2.15-2+b13 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
[bash-builtins]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.15-2+b13 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
- 5.2.15-2+b13 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
[bash-doc]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.15-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
- 5.2.15-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
[bash-static]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.15-2+b13 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
- 5.2.15-2+b13 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[bash]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.37-2+b9 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13
- 5.2.37-2+b9 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13
[bash-builtins]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.37-2+b9 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13
- 5.2.37-2+b9 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13
[bash-doc]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.37-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13
- 5.2.37-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13
[bash-static]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
- 5.2.37-2+b9 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13
- 5.2.37-2+b9 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.0-2
  dsa · bash · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:24 PM UTC

References

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