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CVE-2008-1375

kernel: race condition in dnotify (local DoS, local roothole possible)

Severity Score

6.9
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Race condition in the directory notification subsystem (dnotify) in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.24.6, and 2.6.25 before 2.6.25.1, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Una condición de carrera en el subsistema directory notification (dnotify) en el Kernel de Linux versiones 2.6.x anteriores a 2.6.24.6, y versiones 2.6.25 anteriores a 2.6.25.1, permite a usuarios locales causar una denegación de servicio (OOPS) y posiblemente alcanzar privilegios por medio de vectores no especificados.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-03-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-05-01 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CAPEC
References (47)
URL Tag Source
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/30017 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30018 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30044 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30108 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30110 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30112 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30116 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30260 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30515 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30769 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30890 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30962 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31246 Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0157 Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0157 Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.4 Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.6 Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.1 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491566/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491732/100/0/threaded Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29003 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019959 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1406/references Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1452/references Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42131 Third Party Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2501 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11843 Signature
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120967963803205&w=2 2020-08-26
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120967964303224&w=2 2020-08-26
URL Date SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html 2020-08-26
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00000.html 2020-08-26
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html 2020-08-26
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565 2020-08-26
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:104 2020-08-26
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105 2020-08-26
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167 2020-08-26
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html 2020-08-26
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html 2020-08-26
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html 2020-08-26
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1 2020-08-26
https://usn.ubuntu.com/614-1 2020-08-26
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00232.html 2020-08-26
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1375 2008-05-07
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=439754 2008-05-07
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Linux
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 Linux Kernel
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 >= 2.6.0 < 2.6.24.6
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-
Affected
Linux
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 Linux Kernel
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 2.6.25
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-
Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 6.06
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-
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Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 7.04
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Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 7.10
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Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 8.04
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lts
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Opensuse
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 Opensuse
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 10.2
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Opensuse
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 Opensuse
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 10.3
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Suse
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 Linux Enterprise Desktop
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 10
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sp1
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Suse
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 Linux Enterprise Server
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 9
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Suse
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 10
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sp1
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Suse
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 Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
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 10
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sp1
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Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 4.0
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Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 8
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