CVE

Id
34327  
CVE No.
CVE-2008-4210  
Status
Candidate  
Description
fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable file in a setgid directory through the (1) truncate or (2) ftruncate function in conjunction with memory-mapped I/O.  
Phase
Assigned (20080924)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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