CVE-2008-1570: Race Condition
First published: Mon Mar 31 2008(Updated: )
Race condition in the create_lockpath function in policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files by creating the LOCKPATH directory, then modifying it after the symbolic link check occurs. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-1569.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Policyd-weight Policyd-weight | =0.1.14_beta-14 | |
| debian/policyd-weight | 0.1.15.2-12 0.1.15.2-12.1 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214403
- http://www.osvdb.org/43888
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-11.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29738
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41570
- http://www.mail-archive.com/policyd-weight-list%40ek-muc.de/msg00798.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1570
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