CVE-2004-2097: Suse Linux

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Multiple scripts on SuSE Linux 9.0 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/fvwm-bug created by fvwm-bug, (2) /tmp/wmmenu created by wm-oldmenu2new, (3) /tmp/rates created by x11perfcomp, (4) /tmp/xf86debug.1.log created by xf86debug, (5) /tmp/.winpopup-new created by winpopup-send.sh, or (6) /tmp/initrd created by lvmcreate_initrd.

Affected products

• Suse Suse Linux: version 9.0 only

Published 2004-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.