CVE-2005-4351 Security feature bypass in n/a
Root users can bypass file immutability protections by mounting a masking filesystem, undermining security controls in FreeBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFly, and Linux.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-4351?
CVE-2005-4351 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 9 Jan 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The securelevels implementation in FreeBSD 7.0 and earlier, OpenBSD up to 3.8, DragonFly up to 1.2, and Linux up to 2.6.15 allows root users to bypass immutable settings for files by mounting another filesystem that masks the immutable files while the system is running.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4351?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Dragonfly Dragonfly, Freebsd Freebsd, Linux kernel, Openbsd Openbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4351?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4351 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-4351 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4351 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w6ff-43j4-cwpw.