CVE Vulnerability

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.

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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
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
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 06:41

Updated : 2023-02-13 02:19

NVD link : CVE-2008-2931

Mitre link : CVE-2008-2931

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-269