{"cve":"CVE-2008-4210","nvd":{"published":"2008-09-29T17:17:29.190","modified":"2026-06-16T22:57:23.250","status":"Modified","description":"fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable file in a setgid directory through the (1) truncate or (2) ftruncate function in conjunction with memory-mapped I/O.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8420","http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.26.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b82dc0e64e93f430182f36b46b79fcee87d3532","http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-4210","score":0.02159,"percentile":0.82202,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}