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afuse — security advisory
The expand_template function in afuse.c in afuse 0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a pathname.
- Products
- afuse
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.2-3
- CVEs
- CVE-2008-2232
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:11 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The expand_template function in afuse.c in afuse 0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a pathname.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2232
afuse
Fixed versions: 0.2-3
afuse
Fixed versions: 0.2-3
afuse
Fixed versions: 0.2-3
Complete source record
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