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TI-2008-03140 Aliases CVE-2008-3278GHSA-m6wp-c7g9-jv26

frysk packages through 2008-08-05 as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 are built with…

Priority LOW 34CWE-1188Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

frysk packages through 2008-08-05 as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 are built with an insecure RPATH set in the ELF header of multiple binaries in /usr/bin/f* (e.g. fcore, fcatch, fstack, fstep, ...) shipped in the package. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by running arbitrary code as another user.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0035 28th 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
fryskfryskthrough 2008-08-05—No fix listedCNA
  • frysk Vendorfrysk Affected through 2008-08-05 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:frysk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2008-08-05VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0Running onRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:frysk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2008-08-05 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3278
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m6wp-c7g9-jv26

References

Advisory 3

Sources

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