Description
qiomkfile in the Quick I/O for Database feature in Symantec Veritas File System (VxFS) on HP-UX, and before 5.0 MP3 on Solaris, Linux, and AIX, does not initialize filesystem blocks during creation of a file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by creating and then reading files.
Published: 2008-10-21
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3236 qiomkfile in the Quick I/O for Database feature in Symantec Veritas File System (VxFS) on HP-UX, and before 5.0 MP3 on Solaris, Linux, and AIX, does not initialize filesystem blocks during creation of a file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by creating and then reading files.
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Symantec Veritas File System
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:28:41.943Z

Reserved: 2008-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3248

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Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-21T18:00:00.960

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3248

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