CVE-2008-0731

The Linux kernel before 2.6.18.8-0.8 in SUSE openSUSE 10.2 does not properly handle failure of an AppArmor change_hat system call, which might allow attackers to trigger the unconfining of an apparmored task.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:suse:open_suse:10.2:::::::*

cpe:2.3:a:novell:apparmor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2008-02-12 21:00

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2008-0731

Mitre link : CVE-2008-0731

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-0731

JSON object : View

Products Affected

suse

open_suse

linux

linux_kernel

novell

apparmor

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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