CVE-2008-2931

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-2931
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-07-09T18:41:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T02:19:13
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-269 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.22
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 10.3 11.0
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
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://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=ee6f958291e2a768fd727e7a67badfff0b67711a Mailing List Patch Vendor 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
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2931
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2931
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:25:48 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 03:02:32 2023-02-13T02:19:13 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 03:02:32 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated