Improper privilege management in Linux kernel

1) Improper privilege management

EUVDB-ID: #VU92711

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2931

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/3
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/4
https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454388
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30126
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/31614
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/32023
https://secunia.com/advisories/31551
https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/32759
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html
https://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/
https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ee6f958291e2a768fd727e7a67badfff0b67711a

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.