CVE-2008-0525
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 31, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 31, 2008
Description
PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac (LUM) 6.2094 through 6.4102 and other products, allows local users to (1) truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/patchlink.tmp file used by the logtrimmer script, and (2) execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the /tmp/plshutdown file used by the rebootTask script.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=527
- 27458vdb-entry
- https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/18/3908994_f.SAL_Public.html
- ADV-2008-0426vdb-entry
- http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=528
- 3599third-party-advisory
- patchlinkupdate-reboottask-symlink(39958)vdb-entry
- 28657third-party-advisory
- patchlinkupdate-logtrimmer-symlink(39956)vdb-entry
- http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=530
- 28665third-party-advisory
- 20080125 Two vulnerabilities for PatchLink Update Client for Unix.mailing-list
- 1019272vdb-entry
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