CVE-2008-1570

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Source

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1570

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2008-1570.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2008-1570

Published

2008-03-31T22:44:00Z

Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58Z

Downstream

DSA-1531-2

Summary

[none]

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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / policyd-weight

Package

Name: policyd-weight
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/policyd-weight?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.1.14.17-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / policyd-weight

Package

Name: policyd-weight
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/policyd-weight?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.1.14.17-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / policyd-weight

Package

Name: policyd-weight
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/policyd-weight?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.1.14.17-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}