Package : qemu
Vulnerability : insecure temporary files
Problem type : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE Id(s) : CVE-2008-4553
Debian Bug : 496394
Dmitry E. Oboukhov discovered that the qemu-make-debian-root script in qemu, fast processor emulator, creates temporary files insecurely, which may lead
to a local denial of service through symlink attacks.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.8.2-4etch2.
For the testing (lenny) and unstable distribution (sid), this problem has
been fixed in version 0.9.1-6.
We recommend that you upgrade your qemu package.
Upgrade instructions
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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:
apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch
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