CVE-2008-2931

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.
References
Link Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22 Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454388 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30126 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31614 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31551 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30982 Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43696 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10437 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/ Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ee6f958291e2a768fd727e7a67badfff0b67711a
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2008-07-09 11:41

Updated : 2023-02-12 18:19


NVD link : CVE-2008-2931

Mitre link : CVE-2008-2931


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CWE
CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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Products Affected

novell

  • suse_linux_enterprise_server
  • suse_linux_enterprise_desktop

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel

debian

  • debian_linux

opensuse

  • opensuse