CVE-2008-4580

Publication date 15 October 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

fence_manual, as used in fence 2.02.00-r1 and possibly cman, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fence_manual.fifo temporary file.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
redhat-cluster 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
redhat-cluster-suite 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.20060222-0ubuntu6.3

Notes

jdstrand

code not present in 7.10, 8.04 LTS and 8.10

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-875-1
    • Red Hat Cluster Suite vulnerabilities
    • 18 December 2009

Other references