CVE-2008-3609 Information

Description

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not properly flush cached credentials during recycling (aka purging) of a vnode which might allow local users to bypass the intended read or write permissions of a file.

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020877 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45169