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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-2931
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CVE-2008-2931

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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43696

UBUNTU
  http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-637-1

SUSE
  http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
  http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
  http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
  http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA31614
  Secunia Advisory: SA32023
  Secunia Advisory: SA31551
  Secunia Advisory: SA32759

REDHAT
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html

OVAL
  http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10437

MLIST
  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/4
  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/3

DEBIAN
  http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630

CONFIRM
  http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
  http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=ee6f958291e2a768fd727e7a67badfff0b67711a

BID
  30126


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