CVE-2017-8108

Unspecified tests in Lynis before 2.5.0 allow local users to write to arbitrary files or possibly...

7.8 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Down 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

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.

Record: CVE-2017-8108
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2017-8108
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-17071 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2017-17071
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rm6c-xgjf-vhwg 7.8

Unspecified tests in Lynis before 2.5.0 allow local users to write to arbitrary files or possibly...

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.

Record: GHSA-rm6c-xgjf-vhwg
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

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.

Record: CVE-2017-8108
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-8108 7.8

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8108
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-8108 7.8

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.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8108
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11032-1 No score

lynis-3.0.5-3.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the lynis-3.0.5-3.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11032-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

cisofy lynis

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`lynis` Debian:12	before 2.5.0-1	2.5.0-1
`lynis` Debian:13	before 2.5.0-1	2.5.0-1
`lynis` Debian:14	before 2.5.0-1	2.5.0-1
`lynis` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.1-1	None known
`lynis` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 3.0.5-3.2	3.0.5-3.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-8108 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Cisofy Lynis, published June 8, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. Fixed in lynis 2.5.0-1.

References

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