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NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.06 : initscripts Vulnerability (NS-SA-2025-0229)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 266236

Synopsis

The remote NewStart CGSL host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 6.06, has initscripts packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability:

 - 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.
 (CVE-2008-3524)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL initscripts packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for more information.

See Also

https://security.gd-linux.com/notice/NS-SA-2025-0229

https://security.gd-linux.com/info/CVE-2008-3524

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 266236

File Name: newstart_cgsl_NS-SA-2025-0229_initscripts.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 9/30/2025

Updated: 9/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3524

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:network-scripts, cpe:/o:zte:cgsl_main:6, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:initscripts

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/ZTE-CGSL/release, Host/ZTE-CGSL/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3524