Red Hat Cluster Project 2.x allows local users to modify or overwrite arbitrary files via…
Priority LOW 31CWE-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
Red Hat Cluster Project 2.x allows local users to modify or overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on files in /tmp, involving unspecified components in Resource Group Manager (aka rgmanager) before 2.03.09-1, gfs2-utils before 2.03.09-1, and CMAN - The Cluster Manager before 2.03.09-1 on Fedora 9.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00379 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories
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
CPE configurations NVD · 43
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.00.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.00.00 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.01.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.01.00 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.02.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.02.00 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.00 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.01 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.03 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.04 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.05 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.7 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.08 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.00.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.00.00 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.01.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.01.00 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.02.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.02.00 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.00 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.01 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.03 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.04 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.05 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.08 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 33 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.09 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.10 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.11 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.99.00 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.99.01 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.99.02 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.99.03 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.99.04 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.99.05 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.99.06 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.99.07 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.99.08 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.99.09 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.99.10 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.99.11 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.99.12 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.99.13 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.03-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.03-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.04-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.04-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.05-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.05-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.07-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.07-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.08-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.08-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.03-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.03-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.04-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.04-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.05-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.05-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.07-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.07-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.08-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.08-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:2.03.03-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.03-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:2.03.04-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.04-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:2.03.05-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.05-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:2.03.07-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.03.07-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:22.03.08-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.03.08-1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.09 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.03.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.99.00 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.99.01 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.99.02 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.99.03 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.99.04 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.99.05 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.99.06 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.99.07 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.99.08 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.99.09 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.99.10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.99.11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.99.12 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cluster_project:2.99.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.99.13 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.03-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.03-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.04-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.04-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.05-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.05-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.07-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.07-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cman:2.03.08-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.08-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.03-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.03-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.04-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.04-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.05-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.05-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.07-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.07-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rgmanager:2.03.08-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.08-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:2.03.03-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.03-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:2.03.04-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.04-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:2.03.05-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.05-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:2.03.07-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03.07-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gfs2-utils:22.03.08-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.03.08-1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2011:0265 Released 2011-02-16 · Red Hat rating Lowccs security update
- Red Hat Cluster Suite 4AS ccs-1.0.13-2, ccs-1.0.13-2.ia64, ccs-devel-1.0.13-2 +1
- Red Hat Cluster Suite 4ES ccs-1.0.13-2, ccs-1.0.13-2.ia64, ccs-devel-1.0.13-2 +1
- Red Hat Cluster Suite 4WS ccs-1.0.13-2, ccs-1.0.13-2.ia64, ccs-devel-1.0.13-2 +1
- RHSA-2011:0264 Released 2011-02-16 · Red Hat rating Lowrgmanager security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Cluster Suite 4AS rgmanager-1.9.88-2.el4, rgmanager-1.9.88-2.el4.i386, rgmanager-1.9.88-2.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Cluster Suite 4ES rgmanager-1.9.88-2.el4, rgmanager-1.9.88-2.el4.i386, rgmanager-1.9.88-2.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Cluster Suite 4WS rgmanager-1.9.88-2.el4, rgmanager-1.9.88-2.el4.i386, rgmanager-1.9.88-2.el4.ia64
- RHSA-2009:1341 Released 2009-09-02 · Red Hat rating Lowcman security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) cman-2.0.115-1.el5, cman-2.0.115-1.el5.i386, cman-2.0.115-1.el5.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) cman-2.0.115-1.el5, cman-2.0.115-1.el5.i386, cman-devel-2.0.115-1.el5 +1
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2009:1339 Released 2009-09-02 · Red Hat rating Lowrgmanager security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Clustering (v. 5 server) rgmanager-2.0.52-1.el5, rgmanager-2.0.52-1.el5.i386, rgmanager-2.0.52-1.el5.ia64 +1
- RHSA-2009:1337 Released 2009-09-02 · Red Hat rating Lowgfs2-utils security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) gfs2-utils-0.1.62-1.el5, gfs2-utils-0.1.62-1.el5.i386, gfs2-utils-0.1.62-1.el5.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) gfs2-utils-0.1.62-1.el5, gfs2-utils-0.1.62-1.el5.i386
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-2011:0264, RHSA-2011:0265 |
| Red Hat Cluster Suite 4ES | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0264, RHSA-2011:0265 |
| Red Hat Cluster Suite 4WS | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0264, RHSA-2011:0265 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1337, RHSA-2009:1341 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Clustering (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1339 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1337 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1341 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6552
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mmp4-x7mg-mw3w
References
Sources
- CVE-2008-6552 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-6552 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mmp4-x7mg-mw3w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-6552 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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