CVE-2008-1669
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.41 % · percentile 35 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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."
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-94 — Improper Control of Generation of Code
- CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30276
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491740/100/0/threaded
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.2
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2518
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1451/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1452/references
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29076
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30116
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30110
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1575
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10065
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00232.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30515
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/614-1/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019974
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30101
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30164
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0162
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30108
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30252
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00357.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00294.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30769
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30077
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42242
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:104
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30260
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31246
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30112
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2008-1670
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2008-1669
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2008-AVI-380 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware ESX · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test7:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test8:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test9:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*- +264 more
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |