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CVE-2008-4210

fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when...

4.6 MediumPublic exploitFix available

fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable file in a setgid directory through the (1) truncate or (2) ftruncate function in conjunction with memory-mapped I/O.

Exploit likelihood

2.16%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable file in a setgid directory through the (1) truncate or (2) ftruncate function in conjunction with memory-mapped I/O.

Record
CVE-2008-4210
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable file in a setgid directory through the (1) truncate or (2) ftruncate function in conjunction with memory-mapped I/O.

Record
CVE-2008-4210
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4193 No score

fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable file in a setgid directory through the (1) truncate or (2) ftruncate function in conjunction with memory-mapped I/O.

Record
EUVD-2008-4193
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4hj9-rwwj-2hgv No score

fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when...

fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable file in a setgid directory through the (1) truncate or (2) ftruncate function in conjunction with memory-mapped I/O.

Record
GHSA-4hj9-rwwj-2hgv
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2008-4210 4.6

CVE-2008-4210 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2008-4210
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
fai-kernels
Debian:4.0
 before 1.17+etch.22etch3, plus listed versions
1.171.17+etch.13etch31.17+etch.13etch41.17+etch.13etch51.17+etch.13etch6
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1.17+etch.161.17+etch.171.17+etch.17etch11.17+etch.18etch11.17+etch.18etch21.17+etch.18etch31.17+etch.18etch41.17+etch.18etch51.17+etch.18etch61.17+etch.211.17+etch.22etch11.17+etch.22etch21.17+etch11.17+etch21.17+etch31.17+etch41.17+etch51.17etch1
1.17+etch.22etch3
linux-2.6
Debian:4.0
 before 2.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch3, plus listed versions
2.6.18.dfsg.1-122.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch12.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch22.6.18.dfsg.1-132.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch1
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2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch22.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch32.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch42.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch52.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch62.6.18.dfsg.1-13lenny12.6.18.dfsg.1-142.6.18.dfsg.1-152.6.18.dfsg.1-162.6.18.dfsg.1-172.6.18.dfsg.1-17etch12.6.18.dfsg.1-182.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch12.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch32.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch42.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch52.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch62.6.18.dfsg.1-192.6.18.dfsg.1-202.6.18.dfsg.1-212.6.18.dfsg.1-222.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch12.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch2
2.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch3
user-mode-linux
Debian:4.0
 before 2.6.18-1um-2etch.22etch3, plus listed versions
2.6.18-1um-22.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch32.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch42.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch52.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch6
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2.6.18-1um-2etch.162.6.18-1um-2etch.172.6.18-1um-2etch.17etch12.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch12.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch22.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch32.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch42.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch52.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch62.6.18-1um-2etch.212.6.18-1um-2etch.22etch12.6.18-1um-2etch.22etch22.6.18-1um-2etch12.6.18-1um-2etch22.6.18-1um-2etch32.6.18-1um-2etch4
2.6.18-1um-2etch.22etch3
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
 before 0:2.4.18-e.67
0:2.4.18-e.67
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
 before 0:2.4.18-e.67
0:2.4.18-e.67
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
 before 0:2.4.18-e.67
0:2.4.18-e.67
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
 before 0:2.4.18-e.67
0:2.4.18-e.67
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
 before 0:2.4.18-e.67
0:2.4.18-e.67
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
 before 0:2.4.18-e.67
0:2.4.18-e.67
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
 before 0:2.4.18-e.67
0:2.4.18-e.67
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
 before 0:2.4.18-e.67
0:2.4.18-e.67
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:2.4.21-58.EL
0:2.4.21-58.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
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Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBLinux Kernel < 2.6.22 - 'ftruncate()'/'open()' Local Privilege Escalation2008-10-27

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2008-4210 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Linux Kernel, published September 29, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.16%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in fai-kernels 1.17+etch.22etch3.

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