Upstream information

CVE-2008-2931 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.2
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.8
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entries: 1175780 [RESOLVED / INVALID], 407428 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification.

Product(s) Source package State
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 kernel-default Analysis
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 kernel-source Analysis
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 kernel-default Analysis
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 kernel-source Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 kernel-default Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 kernel-source Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 kernel-default Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 kernel-source Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ESPOS kernel-default Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ESPOS kernel-source Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 BCL kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 BCL kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ESPOS kernel-default Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ESPOS kernel-source Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS kernel-default Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS kernel-source Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ESPOS 15 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ESPOS 15 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 kernel-default Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 kernel-source Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 kernel-default Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 kernel-source Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 kernel-default Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 kernel-source Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 kernel-default Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 kernel-source Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 kernel-default Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 kernel-source Analysis