CVE-2008-3524
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.7 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (28th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3510)
- Published
- September 29, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3510 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- redhat / fedora
- redhat / initscripts
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32037(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32710
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0318
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31385
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458504
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458652
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45402
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2857
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01135.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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