CVE catalog
CVE-2009-4135
coreutils: CVE-2009-4135
- Severity
- Low
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.38% · Oct 25, 2026
The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file in a directory tree under /tmp.
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 | coreutils | sid | 9.10-1 | not affected |
| Debian | coreutils | forky | 9.10-1 | not affected |
| Debian | coreutils | trixie | 9.7-3 | not affected |
| Debian | coreutils | bookworm | 9.1-1 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | coreutils | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | coreutils | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | coreutils | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | coreutils | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [coreutils]Not affected
Details (2)
9.1-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · coreutils · debian · bookworm
9.1-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · coreutils · debian · bookworm
Observed: