CVE-2017-8108 (GCVE-0-2017-8108)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-06-08 16:00
Modified
2024-08-05 16:27
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Unspecified tests in Lynis before 2.5.0 allow local users to write to arbitrary files or possibly gain privileges via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
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