CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-8108
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-06-08
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• cisofy lynis (< 2.5.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99288 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cisofy.com/security/cve/cve-2017-8108/ Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis/releases/tag/2.5.0 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJXMPYANXHI25NQZ36QMXNXANDRAA5YG/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJHLLWNW7NASVXCK24YBSIUQQPWGCMB5/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99288 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cisofy.com/security/cve/cve-2017-8108/ Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis/releases/tag/2.5.0 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJXMPYANXHI25NQZ36QMXNXANDRAA5YG/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJHLLWNW7NASVXCK24YBSIUQQPWGCMB5/ lists.fedoraproject.org