CVE-2008-2931
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · Improper privilege management
7.8CVSS HIGH
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ee6f958291e2a768fd727e7a67badfff0b67711a
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31551