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Linux Kernel "may_open()" Local File Permissions Bypass Vulnerability

Title : Linux Kernel "may_open()" Local File Permissions Bypass Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0151
CVE ID : CVE-2008-0001
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-01-16

Advisory Details

Description

Affected Products

Solution

References

Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Linux Kernel, which could be exploited by malicious users to bypass security restrictions [...]

References

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/0151
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.14
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.16

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Bill Roman (Datalight).

ChangeLog

2008-01-16 : Initial release

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