Link Following Affecting linux-virt-doc package, versions <6.12.10-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-LINUXVIRTDOC-13312453
  • published6 Oct 2025
  • disclosed31 Jan 2008

Introduced: 31 Jan 2008

CVE-2007-4998  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest linux-virt-doc to version 6.12.10-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-virt-doc package and not the linux-virt-doc package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

cp, when running with an option to preserve symlinks on multiple OSes, allows local, user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack using crafted directories containing multiple source files that are copied to the same destination.

CVSS Base Scores

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