medium6.9
CVE-2008-1669
Linux kernel before 2.6.25.2 does not apply a certain protection mechanism for fcntl functionality, which allows local users to (1) execute code in parallel or…
Impact
Linux kernel before 2.6.25.2 does not apply a certain protection mechanism for fcntl functionality, which allows local users to (1) execute code in parallel or (2) exploit a race condition to obtain "re-ordered access to the descriptor table."
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | Versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5 |
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/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30077
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30101
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30108
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30112
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30116
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30164
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30252
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30260
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30276
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30769
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31246
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0162
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1575
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.4
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.2