CVE-2008-4832: Rpath Initscripts

Medium severity, CVSS 6.9. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

rc.sysinit in initscripts 8.12-8.21 and 8.56.15-0.1 on rPath allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a directory under (1) /var/lock or (2) /var/run. NOTE: this issue exists because of a race condition in an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3524. NOTE: exploitation may require an unusual scenario in which rc.sysinit is executed other than at boot time.

Affected products

• Rpath Initscripts: version 8.12-8.21 only; version 8.56.15-0.1 only

Published 2008-11-17. Last modified 2026-06-16.