Auth bypass in Linux Kernel

CVE-2005-3623

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.035 (88.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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