Release Date: | 2008-09-29 |
The generic_file_splice_write function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by splicing into an inode in order to create an executable file in a setgid directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4210. fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable file in a setgid directory through the (1) truncate or (2) ftruncate function in conjunction with memory-mapped I/O.
See more information about CVE-2008-4210 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 4.6 | Base Metrics: | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | Low |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
Integrity Impact: | Partial | Availability Impact: | Partial |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel) | ELSA-2008-0972 | 2008-11-19 |
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-78.0.8.0.1.EL) | ELSA-2008-0972 | 2008-11-19 |
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-78.0.8.0.1.EL) | ELSA-2008-0972 | 2008-11-19 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel) | ELSA-2008-0957 | 2008-11-05 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-92.1.17.0.1.el5) | ELSA-2008-0957 | 2008-11-05 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-92.1.17.0.1.el5) | ELSA-2008-0957 | 2008-11-05 |
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