CVE-2008-2931

La función do_change_type en fs/namespace.c del núcleo de Linux en versiones anteriores a 2.6.22 no verifica que la persona que llama tiene la capacidad CAP_SYS_ADMIN, lo cual permite a usuarios locales conseguir privilegios o provocar una denegación de servicio mediante la modificación de las propiedades de un punto de montaje.

It was discovered that there were multiple NULL-pointer function dereferences in the Linux kernel terminal handling code. A local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code as root, or crash the system, leading to a denial of service. The do_change_type routine did not correctly validation administrative users. A local attacker could exploit this to block mount points or cause private mounts to be shared, leading to denial of service or a possible loss of privacy. Tobias Klein discovered that the OSS interface through ALSA did not correctly validate the device number. A local attacker could exploit this to access sensitive kernel memory, leading to a denial of service or a loss of privacy. Zoltan Sogor discovered that new directory entries could be added to already deleted directories. A local attacker could exploit this, filling up available memory and disk space, leading to a denial of service.