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A flaw in the dump backup utility shipped with Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 mishandles symbolic links during restore operations. A local user on that system could exploit this to change the ownership of files they should not control. The issue is limited to a legacy Debian release from the late 1990s and has no relevance to modern infrastructure. Exposure is confined to Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 (Slink) systems still running dump for restore operations. Modern Debian releases and other Linux distributions are not implicated by this record. Any lingering exposure would only exist on unsupported legacy hosts kept in service well past end-of-life. Low priority. This is a 25-year-old local privilege issue tied to an unsupported Debian release. Action is only warranted if the organization still operates Debian 2.1 hosts, which would be an anomaly worth addressing on general end-of-life grounds regardless of this CVE. Mitigation focus: Retire or isolate any Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 systems still running dump/restore utilities.; Apply the fixed dump package referenced in the 1999 Debian security advisory if a legacy host remains.; Restrict local shell access on legacy Unix hosts to trusted administrators only..
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