CVE catalog

CVE-2010-0826

libnss-db: CVE-2010-0826

Severity: Medium
Published: Apr 5, 2010, 3:30:01 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.37% · Oct 25, 2026

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Berkeley DB NSS module (aka libnss-db) 2.2.3pre1 reads the DB_CONFIG file in the current working directory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack involving a setgid or setuid application that uses this module.

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	libnss-db	sid	`2.2.3pre1-11`	fixed
Debian	libnss-db	trixie	`2.2.3pre1-10`	fixed
Debian	libnss-db	bookworm	`2.2.3pre1-8`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libnss-db	source	sid	`2.2.3pre1-3.2`	low	Not reported	[577057]
Debian	libnss-db	source	trixie	`2.2.3pre1-3.2`	low	Not reported	[577057]
Debian	libnss-db	source	bookworm	`2.2.3pre1-3.2`	low	Not reported	[577057]

[Debian bug #577057]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libnss-db]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.2.3pre1-8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.3pre1-3.2
  dsa · libnss-db · debian · bookworm; dsa · libnss-db · debian · 12
- 2.2.3pre1-8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.3pre1-3.2
  dsa · libnss-db · debian · bookworm; dsa · libnss-db · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libnss-db]Fixed
Source package: [libnss-db]
Details (2)
- 2.2.3pre1-10+b12 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.3pre1-3.2
  dsa · libnss-db · debian · 13
- 2.2.3pre1-10+b12 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.3pre1-3.2
  dsa · libnss-db · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:53 PM UTC

References

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