Description
Race condition in the directory notification subsystem (dnotify) in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.24.6, and 2.6.25 before 2.6.25.1, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux6.06 – 6.06
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux7.04 – 7.04
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux7.10 – 7.10
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux8.04 – 8.04
- Debian / debian_linux4.0 – 4.0
- fedoraproject / fedora8 – 8
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.0 – 2.6.24.6
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.25 – 2.6.25
- openSUSE / opensuse10.3 – 10.3
- openSUSE / opensuse10.2 – 10.2
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_desktop10 – 10
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_server9 – 9
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_server10 – 10
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_software_development_kit10 – 10
References
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120967963803205&w=2
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30962
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1406/references
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0157
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29003
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42131
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html
- MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019959
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1452/references
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30116
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30110
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00000.html
- MISChttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00232.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491732/100/0/threaded
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120967964303224&w=2
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11843
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30515
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491566/100/0/threaded
- MISChttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.6
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/614-1/
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30108
- MISChttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.4
- MISChttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.1
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30044
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30017
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30890
- MISChttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2501
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30769
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30018
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:104
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30260
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/31246
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30818
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0157
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30112
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html