{"action":"No fix published. Pin and monitor.","affected":[{"introduced":"0"}],"component":"initramfs-tools","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:13","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":[],"id":"tcs_01M5N94WF35V35SVKQ9E1AD02T","modified_at":"2026-10-23T18:02:22.669094701Z","published_at":"2008-11-07T19:36:23.963Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4996","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4996"],"severity":{"label":"medium","score":5.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4996#Debian:13/initramfs-tools","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4996"}],"summary":"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 tha"}