CVE-2008-5182

CVE Details

Release Date:	2008-11-21
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2009-0225	2009-01-27
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-128.el5)	ELSA-2009-0225	2009-01-27
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-128.el5)	ELSA-2009-0225	2009-01-27