Vulnerability CVE-2008-0525: Information

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.

Severity: MEDIUM (4.6)

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0525

Published: Jan. 31, 2008

Modified: Oct. 16, 2018

Error type identifier: CWE-59

Fixed packages

Package name	Branch	Fixed in version	Version from repository	Errata ID	Task #	State
kernel-image-std-debug	sisyphus	4.14.85-alt1	6.1.91-alt1	ALT-PU-2018-2754-1	217182	Fixed
kernel-image-std-debug	c9f2	4.14.85-alt1	4.19.102-alt1	ALT-PU-2018-2754-1	217182	Fixed
kernel-image-std-def	sisyphus	4.14.85-alt1	6.1.91-alt1	ALT-PU-2018-2755-1	217183	Fixed
kernel-image-std-def	p10	4.14.85-alt1	5.10.216-alt1	ALT-PU-2018-2755-1	217183	Fixed
kernel-image-std-def	p9	4.14.85-alt1	5.4.275-alt1	ALT-PU-2018-2755-1	217183	Fixed
kernel-image-std-def	p8	4.9.143-alt0.M80P.1	4.9.337-alt0.M80P.1	ALT-PU-2018-2807-1	217409	Fixed
kernel-image-std-def	c9f2	4.14.85-alt1	5.10.214-alt0.c9f.2	ALT-PU-2018-2755-1	217183	Fixed
kernel-image-std-def	c7	4.4.183-alt0.M70C.1	4.4.277-alt0.M70C.1	ALT-PU-2019-2175-1	233233	Fixed
kernel-image-std-pae	c9f2	4.14.86-alt1	4.19.72-alt1	ALT-PU-2018-2814-1	217123	Fixed
kernel-image-un-def	p8	4.14.87-alt0.M80P.1	4.19.310-alt0.M80P.1	ALT-PU-2018-2832-1	217631	Fixed
kernel-image-un-def	c7	4.9.277-alt0.M70C.1	4.9.277-alt0.M70C.1	ALT-PU-2021-3032-1	281292	Fixed

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink	Resource
1019272
28665	Vendor Advisory
http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=527
http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=528
http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=530
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/18/3908994_f.SAL_Public.html
27458
28657	Vendor Advisory
3599
ADV-2008-0426	Vendor Advisory
patchlinkupdate-reboottask-symlink(39958)
patchlinkupdate-logtrimmer-symlink(39956)
20080125 Two vulnerabilities for PatchLink Update Client for Unix.

Affected configurations:
1. Configuration 1
  Running on/with:
  cpe:2.3:o:unix:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
  cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*

Version: v24.5.1

Vulnerability CVE-2008-0525: Information

Description

Fixed packages

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Configuration 1