DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1570

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1570
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1570.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1570
Upstream
Published
2008-03-31T22:44:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:05:33.990325Z
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"
}