CVE-2008-3277: Untrusted search path vulnerability in a certain Red Hat build script for the ibmssh executable in ibutils...

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This is a local privilege escalation issue in Red Hat ibutils packaging. A user who already has local access could abuse an incorrect library search path in ibmssh to run a malicious program and gain higher privileges. Exposure is mainly legacy Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or 6 systems with vulnerable ibutils packages installed. Systems without ibutils, or not using the affected Red Hat builds, are not established as affected by the provided sources. Treat this as a legacy Linux hardening and privilege escalation cleanup item. It is not evidenced as internet-exploitable, but vulnerable systems can increase the impact of any compromised local account. Mitigation focus: Inventory RHEL 5 and RHEL 6 hosts with ibutils installed.; Update ibutils to the fixed Red Hat advisory versions or later.; If updates are unavailable, check current Red Hat guidance for supported remediation..

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Jun 14, 2026, 14:32 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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