qemu-make-debian-root in qemu 0.9.1-5 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files and directories.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4553
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235826
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44831
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496394
• http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/qemu
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32335
• http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1657
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/13/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/14/4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30931