CVE-2008-4996
** DISPUTED **
init in initramfs-tools 0.92f allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/initramfs.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "init is [used in] a single-user context; there’s no possibility that this is exploitable."
Date published : 2008-11-07
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/initramfs-tools