CVE-2008-4210
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 29, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 24, 2008
Description
fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable file in a setgid directory through the (1) truncate or (2) ftruncate function in conjunction with memory-mapped I/O.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
- 32485third-party-advisory
- 31368vdb-entry
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b82dc0e64e93f430182f36b46b79fcee87d3532
- 32237third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0957vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0972vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20080924 Re: CVE request: kernel: open() call allows setgid bit when user is not in new file's groupmailing-list
- SUSE-SA:2008:056vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6386vdb-entrysignature
- 33280third-party-advisory
- DSA-1653vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20080924 CVE request: kernel: open() call allows setgid bit when user is not in new file's groupmailing-list
- 32356third-party-advisory
- 32918third-party-advisory
- USN-679-1vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9511vdb-entrysignature
- 32759third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:220vendor-advisory
- 32344third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=463661
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8420
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
- RHSA-2008:0973vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0787vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2008:051vendor-advisory
- 32799third-party-advisory
- linux-kernel-open-privilege-escalation(45539)vdb-entry
- SUSE-SA:2008:057vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:025vendor-advisory
- 33201third-party-advisory
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