CVE-2008-5138
passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5138- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5138- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5117 No score
passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5117- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qxc6-8p8j-4r52 No score
passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-qxc6-8p8j-4r52- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5138- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5138 No score
passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5138- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11142-1 No score
libcryptmount-devel-2.18-1.7 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libcryptmount-devel-2.18-1.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11142-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libpam-mountDebian:12 |
before 1.2+gitaa4791f-1 | 1.2+gitaa4791f-1 |
libpam-mountDebian:13 |
before 1.2+gitaa4791f-1 | 1.2+gitaa4791f-1 |
libpam-mountDebian:14 |
before 1.2+gitaa4791f-1 | 1.2+gitaa4791f-1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5138 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Bkleineidam Libpam Mount, published November 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. Fixed in libpam-mount 1.2+gitaa4791f-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/32780
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46724
lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00285.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5138
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qxc6-8p8j-4r52
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5138
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5138