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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-015.txt
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041177.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24037
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-15.txt
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/2005-10/1523.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0013
EPSS Percentile
31.3%
Details
Status
published
Products (5)
dragonfly/dragonfly
< 1.2
freebsd/freebsd
7.0 current
freebsd/freebsd
< 6.0
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.15
openbsd/openbsd
< 3.8
Published
Dec 31, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026