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CVE-2008-4210 Detail

Description

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8420 CVE, MITRE
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b82dc0e64e93f430182f36b46b79fcee87d3532 CVE, MITRE
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22 CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html CVE, MITRE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32237 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32344 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32356 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32918 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33201 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653 CVE, MITRE
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/5 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/24/8 CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31368 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1 CVE, MITRE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=463661 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45539 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6386 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9511 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4210
NVD Published Date:
09/29/2008
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
MITRE