CVE-2008-5182

Linux kernel <2.6.28-rc5 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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.

References (23)

[Various Sources] http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc5

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33503

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1

[Issue Tracking] https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10584

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/32998

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33083

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33348

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33623

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33641

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33704

... and 3 more

Scores

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 14.3%

Classification

CWE

CWE-362

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.28

linux/linux_kernel

... and 35 more

Timeline

Published Nov 21, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026