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TI-2008-00497 Aliases CVE-2008-0525GHSA-9rq6-pq33-gmw9

PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update…

Priority LOW 22CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00502 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 19

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:unix:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onUnix
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableLumension Security
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableLumension Security
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableLumension Security
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableLumension Security
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableLumension Security
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableLumension Security
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableLumension Security
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableLumension Security
cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableLumension Security
  • cpe:2.3:o:unix:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Unix
  • cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Lumension Security
  • cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Lumension Security
  • cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.2:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Lumension Security
  • cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Lumension Security
  • cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Lumension Security
  • cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.3:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Lumension Security
  • cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Lumension Security
  • cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Lumension Security
  • cpe:2.3:a:lumension_security:patchlink_update:6.4:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Lumension Security
Show 9 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.2:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.3:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_patch_management_update_agent:6.4:*:unix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0525
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9rq6-pq33-gmw9

References

Advisory 2

Other 4

Sources

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