Detections
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CVE-2008-4832
medium
Description
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.
References
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46700