LiveActive security incident?Get immediate response
CVE Record

CVE-2008-0525: PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/M...

PatchLink Update client for Unix, as used by Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac (LUM) 6.2094 through 6.4102 and other products, allows local users to (1) truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/patchlink.tmp file used by the logtrimmer script, and (2) execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack on the /tmp/plshutdown file used by the rebootTask script.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdated
Discuss exposureBack to CVEs
Glexia's TakeAutomated analysis

Security readout for executives and security teams

This is a legacy local-user issue in PatchLink Update client for Unix, including Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent for Linux/Unix/Mac 6.2094 through 6.4102. A user with local access could interfere with temporary files used by maintenance scripts, causing file damage or code execution. It is not described as remotely exploitable. Exposure is most likely on legacy Unix, Linux, or Mac systems still running PatchLink Update client or Novell ZENworks Patch Management Update Agent LUM versions 6.2094 through 6.4102. Internet-facing exposure is not indicated; local account access is required. Treat this as a legacy hygiene and local privilege-risk issue, not an internet-wide emergency. Prioritize if the affected agent remains on shared Unix/Linux/Mac systems or operationally sensitive servers. Mitigation focus: Inventory PatchLink Update and Novell ZENworks LUM agents on Unix, Linux, and Mac systems.; Check Lumension and Novell advisories for corrected versions or official remediation guidance.; Upgrade, replace, or retire unsupported affected agents where found..

Prepared

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

description · low confidence lookup

Execution behavior lookup

The CVE wording references code or command execution, so execution technique review may help defensive triage. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.

Open ATT&CK lookup
cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2008-0525 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup
Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Unknown
CVSS
Not scored
Known Exploited
No
Published
Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

0CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
4Source links

CVSS and timeline data

No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
n/an/an/aListed
Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.