FKIE_CVE-2008-4192

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-09-29 17:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:57
Severity
Summary
The pserver_shutdown function in fence_egenera in cman 2.20080629 and 2.20080801 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/eglog temporary file.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496410
cve@mitre.orghttp://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/cman
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31887Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32387Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32390Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/43362Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30898
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460476
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44845
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496410
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/cman
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31887Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32387Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32390Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/43362Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0266.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30898
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0419Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460476
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44845
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00666.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
redhat cman 2.20080629
redhat cman 2.20080801
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