CVE-2008-0001

Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-01-15 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Linux kernel: through 2.6.22.15; 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5 (+227)

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=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

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