Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 26, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-2378
CVE-2008-2378
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in hfkernel in hf 0.7.3 and 0.8 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse killall program in a directory in the PATH, related to improper handling of the -k option.
Affected products
3Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- secunia.com/advisories/32855nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1668nvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32421nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/32831nvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- osvdb.org/50231nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46806nvd
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