Fedora initscripts package /etc/rc.sysinit symlink
| initscripts-rcsysinit-symlink (45402) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Fedora initscripts package could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack. The /etc/rc.sysinit script creates temporary files insecurely. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a symbolic link from a temporary file to the '/var/lock' or '/var/run' directory, which would allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files on the system with the privileges of the application.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.3 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.9 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
Refer to the initscripts Web page for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- initscripts Web page: initscripts package page .
- Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 458652: (CVE-2008-3524) CVE-2008-3524 initscripts: possible system files removal via malicious symlink in /var/{lock,run}.
- BID-31385: initscripts Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3524: 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.
Platforms Affected:
- RedHat Fedora 9
- RedHat initscripts 8.76.3
Reported:
Aug 11, 2008
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