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Medium
CVE-2008-3524
rc.sysinit in initscripts before 8.76.3-1 on Fedora 9 and other...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31385
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01135.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458504
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458652
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45402
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32710
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32037
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318
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Affected Vendor
redhat
View all reports →Affected Software
fedora, initscripts
Vulnerable Versions:
9, 8.76.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 29th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.