CVE-2008-4832

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-11-17 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

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.

Affected products

Rpath Initscripts: 8.12-8.21, 8.56.15-0.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32710
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46700
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857
http://secunia.com/advisories/32710
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46700
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857

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