CVE-2008-1570

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    CVE-2008-1570

    Published: 31 Mar 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41570

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High