kernel: filesystem corruption by unprivileged user via directory truncation

🗓️ 31 Jan 2008 18:23:00Reported by RedHatType

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Unprivileged users can corrupt filesystem by truncating directories due to virtual file system bug.

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 411
BDU FSTEC	Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a local attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information	6 Jul 201600:00	–	bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC	Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a local attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information	6 Jul 201600:00	–	bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC	Vulnerabilities of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a remote attacker to compromise the accessibility of protected information	6 Jul 201600:00	–	bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC	Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a local malicious individual to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information	6 Jul 201600:00	–	bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC	Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a local malicious individual to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information	7 Jul 201600:00	–	bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC	Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a local malicious individual to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information	7 Jul 201600:00	–	bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC	Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a local malicious individual to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information	7 Jul 201600:00	–	bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC	Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a local malicious individual to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information	7 Jul 201600:00	–	bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC	Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a local malicious individual to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information	7 Jul 201600:00	–	bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC	Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a local malicious individual to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information	7 Jul 201600:00	–	bdu_fstec

OS	OS Version	Architecture	Package	Package Version	Filename
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	4	ia64	kernel	0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL	kernel-0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	4	ppc64	kernel	0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL	kernel-0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	4	s390	kernel	0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL	kernel-0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL.s390.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	4	s390x	kernel	0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL	kernel-0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	4	x86_64	kernel	0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL	kernel-0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	4	any	kernel	0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL.i686	kernel-0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL.i686.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	4	any	kernel	0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL.ppc64iseries	kernel-0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL.ppc64iseries.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	4	ia64	kernel-debuginfo	0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL	kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	4	ppc64	kernel-debuginfo	0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL	kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	4	s390	kernel-debuginfo	0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL	kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL.s390.rpm

Source	Link
access	www.access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0001
bugzilla	www.bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
nvd	www.nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0001
cve	www.cve.org/CVERecord

25 Jun 2026 10:34Current

5.8Medium risk

Vulners AI Score5.8

CVSS 23.6

EPSS0.00389

linux kernel filesystem corruption directory truncation unprivileged user permission bypass remove directories virtual file system