# CVE-2008-6552: Red Hat Cluster Project 2.x allows local users to modify or overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on files in /tmp, involving unspec

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-03-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/32616
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0416
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1341.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0264.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36555
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32179
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00163.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0417
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32602
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43372
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-875-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11404
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00165.html
- http://osvdb.org/50300
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1337.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0265.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43367
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00164.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46412
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36530
- http://osvdb.org/50301
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1339.html
- http://osvdb.org/50299

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