CVE-2008-1375

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• 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
• http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120967964303224&w=2
• 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