The pserver_shutdown function in fence_egenera in cman 2.20080629 and 2.20080801 allows…
Priority LOW 32CWE-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
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The pserver_shutdown function in fence_egenera in cman 2.20080629 and 2.20080801 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/eglog temporary file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00711 53rd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2011:0266 Released 2011-02-16 · Red Hat rating Lowfence security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Cluster Suite 4AS fence-1.32.68-5.el4, fence-1.32.68-5.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Cluster Suite 4ES fence-1.32.68-5.el4, fence-1.32.68-5.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Cluster Suite 4WS fence-1.32.68-5.el4, fence-1.32.68-5.el4.ia64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Cluster Suite 4AS | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0266 |
| Red Hat Cluster Suite 4ES | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0266 |
| Red Hat Cluster Suite 4WS | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0266 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | — |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4192
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hpx5-6mfx-fq22
References
Other 8
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/cman
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460476
- [oss-security] 20080918 CVE Request (openswan, emacspeak, cman)
- [oss-security] 20080923 Re: CVE Request (openswan, emacspeak, cman)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496410
More Red Hat Cman vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-06250 Buffer overflow in CMAN - The Cluster Manager before 2.03.09-1 on Fedora 9 and Red Hat… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2008-06242 Red Hat Cluster Project 2.x allows local users to modify or overwrite arbitrary files via… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2008-4192 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-4192 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hpx5-6mfx-fq22 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-4192 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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