PT-2008-2964 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Alexander Viro

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Published

2008-05-02

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Updated

2020-08-26

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CVE-2008-1375

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 2.6.x before 2.6.24.6 Linux kernel versions 2.6.25 before 2.6.25.1
Description A race condition exists in the directory notification subsystem (dnotify) of the Linux kernel, allowing local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Recommendations For Linux kernel versions 2.6.x before 2.6.24.6, update to version 2.6.24.6 or later to resolve the issue. For Linux kernel versions 2.6.25 before 2.6.25.1, update to version 2.6.25.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

Race Condition

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1375
DSA-1565-1
RHSA-2008:0211
RHSA-2008:0233
RHSA-2008:0237
RHSA-2008_0233
RHSA-2008_0237

Affected Products

Linux Kernel
Red Hat