CVE-2008-1570
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Published: March 31, 2008 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:51 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPolicyd Weight
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-11.xmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41570Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
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