CVE-2008-5182

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.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10584 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706 third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc5
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33503 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33348 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33623 third party advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
http://secunia.com/advisories/33083 third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33704 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5182?
CVE-2008-5182 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5182?
To fix CVE-2008-5182, 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-2008-5182 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5182 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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