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CVE-2017-8108

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-06-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: 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 products

• Cisofy Lynis: before 2.5.0 — fixed in 2.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisofy Lynis 2.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99288
• https://cisofy.com/security/cve/cve-2017-8108/
• https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis/releases/tag/2.5.0
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJXMPYANXHI25NQZ36QMXNXANDRAA5YG/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJHLLWNW7NASVXCK24YBSIUQQPWGCMB5/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99288
• https://cisofy.com/security/cve/cve-2017-8108/
• https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis/releases/tag/2.5.0
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJXMPYANXHI25NQZ36QMXNXANDRAA5YG/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJHLLWNW7NASVXCK24YBSIUQQPWGCMB5/

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