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bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.
- Products
- bash
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 4.0-2
- CVEs
- CVE-2008-5374
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:05 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5374
bash
Fixed versions: 4.0-2
bash
Fixed versions: 4.0-2
bash
Fixed versions: 4.0-2
Complete source record
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