CVE catalog
CVE-2017-8108
lynis: CVE-2017-8108
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.43% · Oct 25, 2026
Unspecified tests in Lynis before 2.5.0 allow local users to write to arbitrary files or possibly gain privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
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 |
| Opensuse | lynis | tumbleweed | 3.0.5-3.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | lynis | 16.04 | 2.1.1-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | lynis | source | sid | 2.5.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | lynis | source | forky | 2.5.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | lynis | source | trixie | 2.5.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | lynis | source | bookworm | 2.5.0-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Opensuse | lynis | rpm | tumbleweed | 3.0.5-3.2 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11032-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [lynis]Fixed
Details (2)
3.0.8-1.1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.5.0-1dsa · lynis · debian · bookworm; dsa · lynis · debian · 12
3.0.8-1.1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.5.0-1dsa · lynis · debian · bookworm; dsa · lynis · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [lynis]Fixed
Details (2)
3.1.4-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.5.0-1dsa · lynis · debian · 13
3.1.4-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.5.0-1dsa · lynis · debian · 13
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_11032-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8108]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8108]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11032-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8108]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]