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CVE-2008-2931
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…
High7.8EPSS 0.38%
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- Updated
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (20)
- DSA-1630 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- linux-kernel-dochangetype-priv-escalation(43696) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0885 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:038 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-637-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10437 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:035 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 31614 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30982 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ee6f958291e2a768fd727e7a67badfff0b67711a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080708 Re: CVE-2008-2931 kernel: missing check before setting mount propagation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 31551 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30126 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 32023 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454388 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32759 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080708 CVE-2008-2931 kernel: missing check before setting mount propagation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:049 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_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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