CVE-2008-4832

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-2008-4832
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-11-17 23:30:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-08 01:32:00 UTC
Descriptionrc.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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Rpath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1 All All All
Operating System Rpath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2 All All All
Operating System Rpath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1 All All All
Operating System Rpath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2 All All All
Application Rpath Initscripts 8.12-8.21 All All All
Application Rpath Initscripts 8.56.15-0.1 All All All
Application Rpath Initscripts 8.12-8.21 All All All
Application Rpath Initscripts 8.56.15-0.1 All All All
Operating System Rpath Linux 1 All All All
Operating System Rpath Linux 2 All All All
Operating System Rpath Linux 1 All All All
Operating System Rpath Linux 2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857 CONFIRM issues.rpath.com
rPath update for initscripts - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318 CONFIRM wiki.rpath.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report