Debian 11 — rancid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-4979 Upstream summary: getipacctg in rancid 2.3.2~a8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/ipacct.#####.prefixes, (2) /tmp/ipacct.#####.sorted, (3) /tmp/ipacct.#####.pl, and (4) /tmp/ipacct.##### […]