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ghsa-hh9c-wjp6-58h4

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Published

2022-05-17 02:18

Modified

2022-05-17 02:18

Details

rc.sysinit in initscripts 8.12-8.21 and 8.56.15-0.1 on rPath allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a directory under (1) /var/lock or (2) /var/run. NOTE: this issue exists because of a race condition in an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3524. NOTE: exploitation may require an unusual scenario in which rc.sysinit is executed other than at boot time.

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CVE-2008-4832 (GCVE-0-2008-4832)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2008-11-17 23:00

Modified

2024-08-07 10:31

Severity ?

CWE

n/a

Summary

rc.sysinit in initscripts 8.12-8.21 and 8.56.15-0.1 on rPath allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a directory under (1) /var/lock or (2) /var/run. NOTE: this issue exists because of a race condition in an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3524. NOTE: exploitation may require an unusual scenario in which rc.sysinit is executed other than at boot time.

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	http://secunia.com/advisories/32710	third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46700	vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
	https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	n/a	Version: n/a

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