The Replace function in the capp-lspp-config script in the (1) lspp-eal4-config-ibm and (2) capp-lspp-eal4-config-hp packages before 0.65-2 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 uses lstat instead of stat to determine the /etc/pam.d/system-auth file permissions, leading to a change to world-writable permissions for the /etc/pam.d/system-auth-ac file, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying this file.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2008-0891 | The Replace function in the capp-lspp-config script in the (1) lspp-eal4-config-ibm and (2) capp-lspp-eal4-config-hp packages before 0.65-2 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 uses lstat instead of stat to determine the /etc/pam.d/system-auth file permissions, leading to a change to world-writable permissions for the /etc/pam.d/system-auth-ac file, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying this file. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:40.093Z
Reserved: 2008-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-0884
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-04-04T00:44:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-0884
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EUVD