CVE-2008-4210

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.

CVSS v2.0

4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

2.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 81th percentile

Published

2008-09-29

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6851

Exploit collections (1)

• helloexp/0day/tree/master/98-Linux%E6%8F%90%E6%9D%83/2008/CVE-2008-4210

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2008-4207
• CVE-2008-4241
• CVE-2008-4206
• CVE-2008-4243
• CVE-2008-4205
• CVE-2008-4244