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CVE-2008-3524
Published: Sep 29, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
31385
vdb-entry
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FEDORA-2008-7667
vendor-advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458504
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458652
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initscripts-rcsysinit-symlink(45402)
vdb-entry
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32710
third-party-advisory
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32037
third-party-advisory
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857
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http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318
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