CVE-2008-5182

Summary

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10584
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
• 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
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33503
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33348
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33623
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33083
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10584
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
• 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
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33503
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33348
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33623
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33083
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html

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