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.
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://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43696 ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html ↗
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/ ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10437 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31614 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30982 ↗
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ee6f958291e2a768fd727e7a67badfff0b67711a ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/4 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31551 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30126 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32023 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454388 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 ↗
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/3 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html ↗