Description
WEB-DAV Linux File System (davfs2) 0.2.3 does not properly enforce Unix permissions, which allows local users to write arbitrary files on a davfs2 mounted filesystem.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | davfs2 | 0.2.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | davfs2 | 0.2.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | davfs2 | 0.2.4-1 | — |
References
- 15497 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=310757
- 20050525 davfs2 does not honour Unix permissions mailing-list