CWE-282: Improper Ownership Management

Class

The product assigns the wrong ownership, or does not properly verify the ownership, of an object or resource.

Consequences

Access Control: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity

How to prevent it

Architecture and Design, Operation: Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.

Recent advisories

CVE-2023-0386 — A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, where unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with capabilities was found in the Linux kernel’s…

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