CVE-2005-4351
N/A
Published: January 9, 2006 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:18 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsLinux KernelFreeBSDOpenBSD
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 1.2
v ≤ 2.6.15
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/2005-10/1523.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041177.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-015.txtx_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-15.txtVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24037Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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