Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-1669
Published: May 8, 2008 / Updated: October 30, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95741
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1669
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
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.'
How to mitigate CVE-2008-1669
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- 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
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:104
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491740/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29076
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019974
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1451/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1452/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42242
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2518
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10065
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/614-1/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00232.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00294.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00357.html