Design/Logic Flaw

The z90cryptunlockedioctl function in the z90crypt driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not perform a capability check for the Z90QUIESCE operation, which allows local users to leverage euid 0 privileges to force a driver outage...

kernel: missing capability check in z90crypt

The z90cryptunlockedioctl function in the z90crypt driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not perform a capability check for the Z90QUIESCE operation, which allows local users to leverage euid 0 privileges to force a driver outage...

kernel: missing check before setting mount propagation

The dochangetype function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not verify that the caller has the CAPSYSADMIN capability, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by modifying the properties of a mountpoint...