CVE-2008-1951

sblim: libraries built with insecure RPATH

Published Jun 25, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (sblim) libraries before 1-13a.el4_6.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, and before 1-31.el5_2.1 in RHEL 5, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious library in a certain subdirectory of /var/tmp, related to an incorrect RPATH setting, as demonstrated by a malicious libc.so library for tog-pegasus.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1949 Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (sblim) libraries before 1-13a.el4_6.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, and before 1-31.el5_2.1 in RHEL 5, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious library in a certain subdirectory of /var/tmp, related to an incorrect RPATH setting, as demonstrated by a malicious libc.so library for tog-pegasus.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:41 AM
Reserved
Apr 24, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 25, 2008, 12:36 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:52 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 24, 2008, 12:00 AM