CVE-2008-1375

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 02 May 2008, 16:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 08:17

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
6.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 May 2008, 16:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 08:17
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 21%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-362•Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

    The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    6.06 | 7.04 | 7.10 | 8.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    4.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    8

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 2.6.0, < 2.6.24.6 | 2.6.25

  • opensuse•opensuse

    10.2 | 10.3

  • suse•linux_enterprise_desktop

    10:sp1

  • suse•linux_enterprise_server

    9 | 10:sp1

  • suse•linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

    10:sp1

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