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CVE-2009-2939

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.9 Published: 2009-09-21 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The postfix.postinst script in the Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu postfix 2.5.5 package grants the postfix user write access to /var/spool/postfix/pid, which might allow local users to conduct symlink attacks that overwrite arbitrary files.

Affected Platforms

Postfix PostfixUbuntu Ubuntu LinuxDebian Debian Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References