See $URL and bug 235770.
All in-tree versions (1.2.7-r1, 1.2.8, 1.2.9) only install scripts which either use mktemp properly or place temporary files in a pre-created directory which is owned by the super user. The user may change this path using the --tmpdir option in some cases, but even in that case rkhunter warns about it if the user tries to use /tmp. Debian ships a newer version of this package, so we should be careful when bumping. So: Currently not affected Might be affected in the future if new versions of rkhunter find their way into the tree. BTW: Several scripts in the tarball look like they are vulnerable to temporary file issues, but we don't install those.