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CVE-2008-5138

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-11-18 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.

Affected products

• Bkleineidam Libpam Mount: 0.43

References

• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32780
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46724
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32780
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46724

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