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CVE-2008-2148
The utimensat system call (sys_utimensat) in Linux kernel 2.6.22 and...
Vulnerability Description
The utimensat system call (sys_utimensat) in Linux kernel 2.6.22 and other versions before 2.6.25.3 does not check file permissions when certain UTIME_NOW and UTIME_OMIT combinations are used, which allows local users to modify file times of arbitrary files, possibly leading to a denial of service.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0169
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9dfda1ad0637a89a64d001cf81478bd8d9b6306
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42342
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30198
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29134
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1543/references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.22, 2.6.22.1, 2.6.22.2, 2.6.22.3, 2.6.22.4, 2.6.22.5, 2.6.22.6, 2.6.22.7, 2.6.22.8, 2.6.22.9, 2.6.22.10, 2.6.22.11, 2.6.22.12, 2.6.22.13, 2.6.22.14, 2.6.22.15, 2.6.22.16, 2.6.22.17, 2.6.22.18, 2.6.22.19, 2.6.22.20, 2.6.22.21
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 12th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.