CVE catalog
CVE-2008-2931
fai-kernels linux-2.6 user-mode-linux - several vulnerabilities
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.38% · Oct 27, 2026
The do_change_type function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not verify that the caller has the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by modifying the properties of a mountpoint. kernel: missing check before setting mount propagation This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.13etch3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.13etch4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.13etch5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.13etch6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.16 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.17 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.17etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.18etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.18etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.18etch3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.18etch4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.18etch5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.18etch6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.21 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.22etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | fai-kernels | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.22etch2 | fixed |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.16 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.17 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.17etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.21 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.22etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.22etch2 | fixed |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13lenny1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-14 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-15 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-16 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-17 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-17etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-19 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-20 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-21 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-22 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | fai-kernels | deb | 4.0 | 1.17+etch.22etch2 | Not reported | DSA-1630-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | user-mode-linux | deb | 4.0 | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.22etch2 | Not reported | DSA-1630-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | deb | 4.0 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch2 | Not reported | DSA-1630-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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