UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8108

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8108

    Published: 8 Jun 2017Last Modified: 24 Oct 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-8108

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8108, https://cisofy.com/security/cve/cve-2017-8108/, https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis/releases/tag/2.5.0, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UJXMPYANXHI25NQZ36QMXNXANDRAA5YG/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZJHLLWNW7NASVXCK24YBSIUQQPWGCMB5/, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8108

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: lynis

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.1.1-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High