CVE-2008-2931

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-01. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
29.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 9, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 30, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
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http://secunia.com/advisories/32023
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31614
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31551
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http://secunia.com/advisories/30982

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-image-2.6.20-17-itanium (2.6.20-17.39) @ feisty2026-05-30ubuntu
redhatkernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.13.el52008-09-24redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(2)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2008-2931?
CVE-2008-2931 is a high vulnerability published on July 9, 2008. The dochangetype function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not verify that the caller has the CAPSYSADMIN capability, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by modifying the properties of a mountpoint.
When was CVE-2008-2931 disclosed?
CVE-2008-2931 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 9, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2008-2931 actively exploited?
CVE-2008-2931 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 29.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2008-2931?
CVE-2008-2931 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2008-2931?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-2931, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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