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TI-2008-01874 Aliases CVE-2008-1951GHSA-ppg2-58hq-f747

Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for Standards Based…

Priority LOW 21CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (sblim) libraries before 1-13a.el4_6.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, and before 1-31.el5_2.1 in RHEL 5, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious library in a certain subdirectory of /var/tmp, related to an incorrect RPATH setting, as demonstrated by a malicious libc.so library for tog-pegasus.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00378 31st 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0497 Released 2008-06-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    sblim security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) sblim-1-31.el5_2.1, sblim-cim-client-1.3.3-31.el5_2.1, sblim-cim-client-1.3.3-31.el5_2.1.i386 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 sblim-1-13a.el4_6.1, sblim-cmpi-base-1.5.4-13a.el4_6.1, sblim-cmpi-base-1.5.4-13a.el4_6.1.i386 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) sblim-1-31.el5_2.1, sblim-cim-client-1.3.3-31.el5_2.1, sblim-cim-client-1.3.3-31.el5_2.1.i386 +30
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) sblim-1-31.el5_2.1, sblim-cmpi-base-devel-1.5.5-31.el5_2.1, sblim-cmpi-base-devel-1.5.5-31.el5_2.1.i386 +40
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 sblim-1-13a.el4_6.1, sblim-cmpi-base-1.5.4-13a.el4_6.1, sblim-cmpi-base-1.5.4-13a.el4_6.1.i386 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 sblim-1-13a.el4_6.1, sblim-cmpi-base-1.5.4-13a.el4_6.1, sblim-cmpi-base-1.5.4-13a.el4_6.1.i386 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 sblim-1-13a.el4_6.1, sblim-cmpi-base-1.5.4-13a.el4_6.1, sblim-cmpi-base-1.5.4-13a.el4_6.1.i386 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0497
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0497
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0497
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0497
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0497
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0497
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0497

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1951
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ppg2-58hq-f747

References

Advisory 1

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