DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2672

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2672
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2672.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2672
Upstream
Published
2005-08-23T04:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:08:10.617214Z
Summary
[none]
Details

pwmconfig in LM_sensors before 2.9.1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fancontrol temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / lm-sensors

Package

Name
lm-sensors
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lm-sensors?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.9.1-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2672.json"

Debian:12 / lm-sensors

Package

Name
lm-sensors
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lm-sensors?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.9.1-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2672.json"

Debian:13 / lm-sensors

Package

Name
lm-sensors
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lm-sensors?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.9.1-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2672.json"

Debian:14 / lm-sensors

Package

Name
lm-sensors
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lm-sensors?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.9.1-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2672.json"