fkie_cve-2008-3524
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-09-29 17:17
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
rc.sysinit in initscripts before 8.76.3-1 on Fedora 9 and other Linux platforms allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file or directory under (1) /var/lock or (2) /var/run.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | fedora | 9 | |
| redhat | initscripts | 8.76.3 |
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