CVE-2008-1940 - CVE Reference - Advisories

CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1940

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Description: The RBAC functionality in grsecurity before 2.1.11-2.6.24.5 and 2.1.11-2.4.36.2 does not enforce user_transition_deny and user_transition_allow rules for the (1) sys_setfsuid and (2) sys_setfsgid calls, which allows local users to bypass restrictions for those calls.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: XF http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41952 ST 1019919 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA29899 CONFIRM http://www.grsecurity.org/news.php#grsec21113 BID 28889

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