CVE-2008-1375: Race Condition
First published: Fri May 02 2008(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | =2.6.25 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | >=2.6.0<2.6.24.6 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =7.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =7.10 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =8.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =6.06 | |
| openSUSE openSUSE | =10.2 | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | =9 | |
| openSUSE openSUSE | =10.3 | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | =10-sp1 | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | =10-sp1 | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop | =10-sp1 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =4.0 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =8 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120967963803205&w=2
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/30017
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30018
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30044
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30108
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30112
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30116
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30260
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30769
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30890
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31246
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0157
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0157
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.4
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:104
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491566/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491732/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29003
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019959
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1406/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1452/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42131
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2501
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11843
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/614-1/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00232.html
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