Description
VFS in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.16, and 2.6.23.x before 2.6.23.14, performs tests of access mode by using the flag variable instead of the acc_mode variable, which might allow local users to bypass intended permissions and remove directories.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=974a9f0b47da74e28f68b9c8645c3786aa5ace1a ↗
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.16 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0151 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28806 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28643 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28628 ↗
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.14 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28485 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486485/100/0/threaded ↗
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0021 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28706 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28626 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1479 ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28558 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html ↗
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2146 ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9709 ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29245 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28664 ↗
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019289 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28748 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39672 ↗
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00828.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28971 ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.html ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27280 ↗
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html ↗