CVE

Id
4961  
CVE No.
CVE-2002-0570  
Status
Candidate  
Description
The encrypted loop device in Linux kernel 2.4.10 and earlier does not authenticate the entity that is encrypting data, which allows local users to modify encrypted data without knowing the key.  
Phase
Proposed (20020611)  
Votes
ACCEPT(3) Alderson, Cole, Frech | MODIFY(1) Foat | NOOP(2) Cox, Wall  
Comments
Foat> A local user can not modify the data. The user needs to root the box | first or at least get UNIX permission to write to the encrypted file system. | This is different than being a local user. | CHANGE> [Cox changed vote from REVIEWING to NOOP]