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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-17 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:31
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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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2008-11-12 00:00
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