Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2005· Updated Jun 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.

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Affected products

FreeBSD/FreeBSDllm-fuzzy3 versions
<=7.0+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: <=7.0
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.0
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:current:*:*:*:*:*:*
OpenBSD/OpenBSDllm-fuzzy2 versions
<=3.8+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=3.8
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.8
Dragonflybsd/Dragonflybsdllm-fuzzy
Range: <=1.2
Dragonflydb/Dragonfly
cpe:2.3:o:dragonfly:dragonfly:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.2
Linux/Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.6.15

Patches

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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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