CVEvulnerability

CVE-2005-3623

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2005-12-31 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2005-12-31
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses: CWE-862

Description

nfs2acl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.14.4 does not check for MAY_SATTR privilege before setting access controls (ACL) on files on exported NFS filesystems, which allows remote attackers to bypass ACLs for readonly mounted NFS filesystems.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel 2.6.14.4

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-862 Missing Authorization weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (2)

CWE-285 Improper Authorization weakness
CWE-862 Missing Authorization weakness

References

http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html Broken Link, Patch
http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/12/23/171 Mailing List, Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18788 Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19038 Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16570 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11707 Broken Link
http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html Broken Link, Patch
http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/12/23/171 Mailing List, Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18788 Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19038 Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21465 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22417 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-200.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0575.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16570 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11707 Broken Link