Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2005-4351

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.

Affected products

Dragonflydb/Dragonfly
cpe:2.3:o:dragonfly:dragonfly:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.2
FreeBSD/FreeBSD2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:current:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:current:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.0
Linux/Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.6.15
OpenBSD/OpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.8

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041177.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-015.txtnvdExploitVendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/2005-10/1523.htmlnvd
www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-15.txtnvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24037nvd

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