CVE-2008-1570 | BDVDB-2026-30009 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41570
http://secunia.com/advisories/29738
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-11.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/43888
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214403

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12008-03-31Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.