CVE-2008-1951: Medium severity red hat enterprise linux vulnerability

Published May 21, 2008
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Updated

It was discovered that libraries shipped in sblim packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 have RPATH set pointing to a directory in a world-writable temporary directory: /var/tmp/sblim-<version>-<release>-root-brewbuilder//usr/lib . That directory existed on the build system during the package build, but is unlikely to exist on systems where sblim packages are installed.

This issue can be exploited by a local user to create fake library required by sblim libraries and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the application using sblim such as tog-pegasus.

Other sources

Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (sblim) libraries before 1-13a.el46.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, and before 1-31.el52.1 in RHEL 5, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious library in a certain subdirectory of /var/tmp, related to an incorrect RPATH setting, as demonstrated by a malicious libc.so library for tog-pegasus.

MITRE

Affected Software

2 affected components
redhat Enterprise Linux=4
redhat Enterprise Linux=5

Event History

May 21, 2008
Data Sourced
09:32 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jun 25, 2008
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1951?

CVE-2008-1951 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized access to sensitive resources.

2

How do I fix CVE-2008-1951?

To fix CVE-2008-1951, update the sblim packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 to the latest patched versions.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2008-1951?

CVE-2008-1951 affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 4 and 5 that include the vulnerable sblim packages.

4

What is the nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2008-1951?

The vulnerability in CVE-2008-1951 arises from the RPATH being set to a world-writable temporary directory, which could be exploited by attackers.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2008-1951?

A potential workaround for CVE-2008-1951 involves changing the permissions of the RPATH directory to remove world-writable access.

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