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CVE-2008-0001
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…
- 3.6LowCVSS base score
- 0.39%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 67% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 43 days later
· 43 days later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=974a9f0b47da74e28f68b9c8645c3786aa5ace1a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.16 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0151 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 28806 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28643 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28628 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.14 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28485 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080117 rPSA-2008-0021-1 kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0021 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28706 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28626 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1479 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:112 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 28558 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2146 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9709 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:044 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 29245 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28664 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1019289 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 28748 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-574-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- linux-directory-security-bypass(39672) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-0748 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 28971 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0089 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-578-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 27280 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-0015 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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