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.
Published: 2009-09-21
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2233-1 postfix security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2927 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1113-1 Postfix vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Postfix Postfix
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:37.330Z

Reserved: 2009-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2939

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-21T19:30:00.390

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-2939

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