PatchTheCVEinitscripts vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting initscripts, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 2 tracked.
initscripts has 2 tracked vulnerabilities, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 0. Most recent: 2008-11-17. Highest priority: CVE-2008-4832 (score 29/100).
- CVE-2008-4832 MEDIUM 6.9 DOWNGRADE rc.sysinit in initscripts 8.12-8.21 and 8.56.15-0.1 on rPath allows local users to delete arbitrary files via
- CVE-2008-3524 MEDIUM 4.7 MITIGATE DOWNGRADE rc.sysinit in initscripts before 8.76.3-1 on Fedora 9 and other Linux platforms allows local users to delete a
FAQ
How do I fix initscripts vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is initscripts being exploited right now?
None of the tracked initscripts CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which initscripts CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2008-4832 currently ranks highest (29/100): rc.sysinit in initscripts 8.12-8.21 and 8.56.15-0.1 on rPath allows local users to delete arbitrary files via .