CVE-2008-2931 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

EPSS 0.03% · 7.3th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.03%
7.3th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
opensuseopensuse10.3
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_server10.0, 10.0
linuxlinux_kernel0
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_desktop10.0, 10.0
n/an/an/a
canonicalubuntu_linux6.06, 7.04, 7.10
debiandebian_linux4.0

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