CVE-2008-2931

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 09 Jul 2008, 18:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 09:21

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.03% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

09 Jul 2008, 18:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 09:21
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.03%• Percentile: 8%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-269•Improper Privilege Management

    The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    6.06 | 7.04 | 7.10 | 8.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    4.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.22

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_desktop

    10.0:sp1 | 10.0:sp2

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_server

    10.0:sp1 | 10.0:sp2

  • opensuse•opensuse

    ≥ 10.3, ≤ 11.0

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