CVE-2008-0001 Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,2.6.23)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3006264
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 Jan 2008
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Jan 2008

CVE-2008-0001  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 2.6.23 or higher.

Overview

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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