CVE catalog
CVE-2014-3986
lynis: CVE-2014-3986
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.34% · Oct 25, 2026
include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.
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 | lynis | sid | 3.1.7-1 | fixed |
| Debian | lynis | forky | 3.1.7-1 | fixed |
| Debian | lynis | trixie | 3.1.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | lynis | bookworm | 3.0.8-1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | lynis | source | sid | 1.5.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [751083] |
| Debian | lynis | source | forky | 1.5.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [751083] |
| Debian | lynis | source | trixie | 1.5.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [751083] |
| Debian | lynis | source | bookworm | 1.5.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [751083] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [lynis]Fixed
Details (2)
3.0.8-1.1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.5-1dsa · lynis · debian · bookworm; dsa · lynis · debian · 12
3.0.8-1.1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.5-1dsa · lynis · debian · bookworm; dsa · lynis · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [lynis]Fixed
Details (2)
3.1.4-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.5-1dsa · lynis · debian · 13
3.1.4-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.5-1dsa · lynis · debian · 13
Observed: