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CVE Reference: CVE-2005-3623
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CVE-2005-3623

Description:
nfs2acl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.14.4 does not check for MAY_SATTR privilege before setting access controls (ACL) on files on exported NFS filesystems, which allows remote attackers to bypass ACLs for readonly mounted NFS filesystems.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

SUSE
  http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html
  http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA18788
  Secunia Advisory: SA19038
  Secunia Advisory: SA21465
  Secunia Advisory: SA22417

REDHAT
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html

MISC
  http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/12/23/171

CONFIRM
  http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm

BID
  16570


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