Linux Mint 8 mintUpdate suffers from an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability.
You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/89754/linuxmint8-insecure.txt
Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/89754/Linux-Mint-8-mintUpdate-Insecure-Temporary-File-Creation.html