CVE-2008-3524

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.7
Exploit probability—
ProductRedhat Fedora
PublishedSep 29, 2008
First seenSep 29, 2008

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
redhat fedora9—
redhat initscripts8.76.3—

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