CVE-2008-5138
passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
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.
- Severity
- 6.9 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.29%EPSS, 21st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
1.2+gitaa4791f-1libpam-mount +2 more
Description
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
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 |
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 ListNo 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-2008-5117No 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-4r52No 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
OSVNo 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-2008-5138No 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-2024:11142-1No 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
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