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libnss-db — security advisory
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Berkeley DB NSS module (aka libnss-db) 2.2.3pre1 reads the DB_CONFIG file in the current working directory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack involving a setgid or setuid application that uses this module.
- Products
- libnss-db
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.2.3pre1-3.2
- CVEs
- CVE-2010-0826
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:37 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Berkeley DB NSS module (aka libnss-db) 2.2.3pre1 reads the DB_CONFIG file in the current working directory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack involving a setgid or setuid application that uses this module.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0826
libnss-db
Fixed versions: 2.2.3pre1-3.2
libnss-db
Fixed versions: 2.2.3pre1-3.2
Complete source record
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"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0826",
"method": "structured",
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"title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0826",
"summary": "The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Berkeley DB NSS module (aka libnss-db) 2.2.3pre1 reads the DB_CONFIG file in the current working directory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack involving a setgid or setuid application that uses this module.",
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}
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"modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:26.191596886Z",
"provider": "osv",
"upstream": [
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],
"references": [
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},
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"security_relevant": true,
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},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 416908,
"published_at": "2010-04-05T15:30:01.187+00:00"
}