CVE-2008-1669

Description

Linux kernel before 2.6.25.2 does not apply a certain protection mechanism for fcntl functionality, which allows local users to (1) execute code in parallel or (2) exploit a race condition to obtain "re-ordered access to the descriptor table."

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30276 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30962 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491740/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.2
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2518
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1451/references vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1452/references vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30982 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29076 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/30116 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30110 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1575 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10065 vdb entry signature
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00232.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30515 third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/614-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019974 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30101 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30164 third party advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0162
http://secunia.com/advisories/30108 third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.4
http://secunia.com/advisories/30252 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00357.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00294.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30769 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30077 third party advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42242 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:104 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30260 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31246 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30112 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1669?
CVE-2008-1669 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1669?
To fix CVE-2008-1669, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1669 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1669 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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