CVE-2008-1596

Description

Trusted Execution in IBM AIX 6.1 uses an incorrect pathname argument in a call to the trustchk_block_write function, which might allow local users to modify trusted files, related to missing checks in the TSD_FILES_LOCK policy for modifications performed via hard links, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-6680.

References

http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155

http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154

http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28467

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ13418

http://securitytracker.com/id?1019606

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

EPSS