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TI-2008-00850 Aliases CVE-2008-0884GHSA-ph72-92xv-q7vm

The Replace function in the capp-lspp-config script in the (1) lspp-eal4-config-ibm and…

Priority LOW 30CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The Replace function in the capp-lspp-config script in the (1) lspp-eal4-config-ibm and (2) capp-lspp-eal4-config-hp packages before 0.65-2 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 uses lstat instead of stat to determine the /etc/pam.d/system-auth file permissions, leading to a change to world-writable permissions for the /etc/pam.d/system-auth-ac file, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying this file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00361 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0193 Released 2008-04-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    lspp-eal4-config-ibm and capp-lspp-eal4-config-hp security update
    • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
    • RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0193
RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-5Fixed RHSA-2008:0193
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0193
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0193

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0884
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ph72-92xv-q7vm

References

Advisory 2

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  • TI-2018-10530 Code injection in [UNKNOWN] RichFaces KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-23530 Sudo before 1.9.17p1 allows local users to obtain root access because /etc/nsswitch.conf… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2021-17490 mod_proxy SSRF KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
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