CVE-2005-4351
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.
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 36% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- dragonfly:dragonfly
- freebsd:freebsd
- linux:linux_kernel
- openbsd:openbsd
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/2005-10/1523.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041177.html
- http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-015.txt
- http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-15.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24037