{"id":"CVE-2008-4996","details":"init in initramfs-tools 0.92f allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/initramfs.debug temporary file.  NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that \"init is [used in] a single-user context; there's no possibility that this is exploitable.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:40:19.696344Z","published":"2008-11-07T19:36:23Z","database_specific":{"isDisputed":true},"references":[{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/initramfs-tools"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://bugs.debian.org/496386"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}