Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU92682

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-4307

Published: January 13, 2009 / Updated: February 13, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU92682

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2008-4307

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2008-4307

Install update from vendor's repository.

External References

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