Race condition in the create_lockpath function in policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files by creating the LOCKPATH directory, then modifying it after the symbolic link check occurs
Published Mar 31, 2008
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.22%
Description
Race condition in the create_lockpath function in policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files by creating the LOCKPATH directory, then modifying it after the symbolic link check occurs. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-1569.
Affected products
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- 0.1.14_beta-14
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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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 11.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 12.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00030) | 5.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29738 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-11.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.osvdb.org/43888 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214403 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41570 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29738 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-11.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/43888 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214403 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41570 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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