CVE-2008-0001 Information

Description

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.

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=974a9f0b47da74e28f68b9c8645c3786aa5ace1a http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.16 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html http://secunia.com/advisories/28485 http://secunia.com/advisories/28558 http://secunia.com/advisories/28626 http://secunia.com/advisories/28628 http://secunia.com/advisories/28643 http://secunia.com/advisories/28664 http://secunia.com/advisories/28706 http://secunia.com/advisories/28748 http://secunia.com/advisories/28806 http://secunia.com/advisories/28971 http://secunia.com/advisories/29245 http://securitytracker.com/id?1019289 http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0021 http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1479 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.14 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486485/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27280 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0151 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39672 https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2146 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A9709 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00828.html