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CVE-2008-1570

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CVE-2008-1570

Published: Mar 31, 2008

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

Race condition in the create_lockpath function in policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files by creating the LOCKPATH directory, then modifying it after the symbolic link check occurs. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-1569.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

29738
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
GLSA-200804-11
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
43888
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB

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