CVE-2008-0001

CVE Details

Release Date:	2008-01-15
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

VFS in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.16, and 2.6.23.x before 2.6.23.14, performs tests of access mode by using the flag variable instead of the acc_mode variable, which might allow local users to bypass intended permissions and remove directories.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	3.6
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0055	2008-02-01
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-67.0.4.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2008-0055	2008-02-01
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-67.0.4.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2008-0055	2008-02-01
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0089	2008-01-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-53.1.6.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0089	2008-01-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-53.1.6.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2008-0089	2008-01-24