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
Published Jan 31, 2008
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.50%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.2
- 6.2
- 6.2
- 6.3
- 6.3
- 6.3
- 6.4
- 6.4
- 6.4
- 6.2
- 6.2
- 6.2
- 6.3
- 6.3
- 6.3
- 6.4
- 6.4
- 6.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00502) | 40.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00502) | 38.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 25.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28657 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28665 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3599 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=527 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=528 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.lumension.com/scripts/rightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=530 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487103/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27458 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019272 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0426 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39956 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39958 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/18/3908994_f.SAL_Public.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.