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CVE-2008-5182

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
21/11/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

The inotify functionality in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.28-rc5 might allow local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to race conditions in inotify watch removal and umount.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.6.28 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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