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CVE-2008-1570

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.9 Published: 2008-03-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Policyd-Weight Policyd-Weight

Weakness Type

CWE-362

References