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CVE-2008-2931

Date: July 9, 2008

The do_change_type function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not verify that the caller has the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by modifying the properties of a mountpoint.

Severity Score

7.8

Related Resources (24)

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ee6f958291e2a768fd727e7a67badfff0b67711a

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31551

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/32023

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43696

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31614

Url: http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/30982

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2931

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/3

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454388

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/4

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/32759

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30126

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2008-2931

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2931

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10437

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2008-2931

Severity Score

7.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-269

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.8
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	7.2
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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CVE-2008-2931

Date: July 9, 2008

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