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CVE-2008-2931

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Publication date:
09/07/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.80 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.6.22 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_server:10.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 10.3 (including) 11.0 (including)
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:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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