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.
References (45)
Core 45
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1406/references
Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120967963803205&w=2
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0157
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29003
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42131
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019959
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1452/references
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30116
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30110
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00232.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491732/100/0/threaded
Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120967964303224&w=2
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11843
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30515
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491566/100/0/threaded
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.6
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/614-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30108
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.4
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30044
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30017
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30890
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2501
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30769
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30018
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:104
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30260
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31246
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0157
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30112
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (14)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
6.06
canonical/ubuntu_linux
7.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
7.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
8.04
debian/debian_linux
4.0
fedoraproject/fedora
8
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.25
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.0 - 2.6.24.6
opensuse/opensuse
10.2
opensuse/opensuse
10.3
... and 4 more
Published
May 02, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026