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CVE-2008-4832

N/A

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published11/17/2008

Last Modified4/23/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

rpath:appliance_platform_linux_servicerpath:initscriptsrpath:linux

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32710(cve@mitre.org)

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318(cve@mitre.org)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46700(cve@mitre.org)

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857(cve@mitre.org)

http://secunia.com/advisories/32710(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46700(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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