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TI-2008-01503 Aliases CVE-2008-1569GHSA-j6gm-mm8g-qr76

policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 and earlier allows local users to modify or delete…

Priority LOW 16CWE-59Published · 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
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 and earlier allows local users to modify or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files that are used when creating a socket.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0043 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onDebian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:mips:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Debian
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:s390:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onDebian
cpe:2.3:a:policyd-weight:policyd-weight:*:beta16:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.1.14VulnerablePolicyd-weight
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:s390:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:policyd-weight:policyd-weight:*:beta16:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.1.14 Vulnerable ·Policyd-weight

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1569
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6gm-mm8g-qr76

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2008-01504 Race condition in the create_lockpath function in policyd-weight 0.1.14 beta-16 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9

Sources

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