CVE-2008-2931
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 9, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 30, 2008
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- DSA-1630vendor-advisory
- linux-kernel-dochangetype-priv-escalation(43696)vdb-entry
- RHSA-2008:0885vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2008:038vendor-advisory
- USN-637-1vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10437vdb-entrysignature
- SUSE-SA:2008:035vendor-advisory
- 31614third-party-advisory
- 30982third-party-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ee6f958291e2a768fd727e7a67badfff0b67711a
- [oss-security] 20080708 Re: CVE-2008-2931 kernel: missing check before setting mount propagationmailing-list
- 31551third-party-advisory
- 30126vdb-entry
- 32023third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454388
- 32759third-party-advisory
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
- [oss-security] 20080708 CVE-2008-2931 kernel: missing check before setting mount propagationmailing-list
- SUSE-SA:2008:049vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:025vendor-advisory
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