Is CVE-2008-2931 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2931 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2931?

CVE-2008-2931 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-2931

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

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

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-269
EPSS score: 0.4% (32th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2924)
Published: July 9, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2924 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
linux / linux kernel
novell / suse linux enterprise desktop
novell / suse linux enterprise desktop
novell / suse linux enterprise server
novell / suse linux enterprise server
opensuse / opensuse

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ee6f958291e2a768fd727e7a67badfff0b67711a
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22(Broken Link)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30982(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31551(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31614(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759(Broken Link)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/3(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/4(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30126(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454388(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43696(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10437(Third Party Advisory)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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