FKIE_CVE-2008-2931
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-07-09 18:41 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| debian | debian_linux | 4.0 | |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_desktop | 10.0 | |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_desktop | 10.0 | |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_server | 10.0 | |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_server | 10.0 | |
| opensuse | opensuse | * | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 6.06 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 7.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 7.10 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 8.04 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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