CVE-2008-3524medium
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.
References
http://secunia.com/advisories/32037
http://secunia.com/advisories/32710
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31385
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
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01135.html