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CVE-2008-1940
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…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.32%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.32% · top 75% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- grsecurity-rbac-security-bypass(41952) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.grsecurity.org/news.php#grsec21113 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29899 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1019919 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1323 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 28889 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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