CVE - CVE-2008-2931

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-2931	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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
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MISC:30126 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30126 MISC:30982 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30982 MISC:31551 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31551 MISC:31614 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31614 MISC:32023 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32023 MISC:32759 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 MISC:DSA-1630 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630 MISC:RHSA-2008:0885 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:035 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:038 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:049 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html MISC:SUSE-SR:2008:025 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html MISC:USN-637-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/ MISC:[oss-security] 20080708 CVE-2008-2931 kernel: missing check before setting mount propagation URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/3 MISC:[oss-security] 20080708 Re: CVE-2008-2931 kernel: missing check before setting mount propagation URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/4 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ee6f958291e2a768fd727e7a67badfff0b67711a URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ee6f958291e2a768fd727e7a67badfff0b67711a MISC:http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22 URL:http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454388 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454388 MISC:linux-kernel-dochangetype-priv-escalation(43696) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43696 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10437 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10437
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20080630	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080630)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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