SB2008070902 - Improper privilege management in Linux kernel
Published: July 9, 2008
Security Bulletin ID
SB2008070902
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2931)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/4
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454388
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30126
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31614
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32023
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31551
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43696
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10437
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ee6f958291e2a768fd727e7a67badfff0b67711a