The RBAC functionality in grsecurity before 2.1.11-2.6.24.5 and 2.1.11-2.4.36.2 does not enforce user_transition_deny and user_transition_allow rules for the (1) sys_setfsuid and (2) sys_setfsgid calls, which allows local users to bypass restrictions for those calls
Published Apr 24, 2008
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.32%
Description
The RBAC functionality in grsecurity before 2.1.11-2.6.24.5 and 2.1.11-2.4.36.2 does not enforce user_transition_deny and user_transition_allow rules for the (1) sys_setfsuid and (2) sys_setfsgid calls, which allows local users to bypass restrictions for those calls.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.4.33
- 2.4.33.2
- 2.4.33.3
- 2.4.33.4
- 2.4.34
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.24.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00323) | 23.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00323) | 23.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 18.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29899 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.grsecurity.org/news.php#grsec21113 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28889 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019919 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1323/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41952 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29899 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.grsecurity.org/news.php#grsec21113 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28889 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019919 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1323/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41952 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.