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CVE-2008-5182 Details
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.
Metrics
CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 4.0 data is available for this CVE.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.
No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
No SSVC data is available for this CVE.
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-362 | Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') | [email protected] |
| NVD-CWE-noinfo | Insufficient Information to Classify Weakness | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| linux linux kernel | <= 2.6.28 2.6 2.6.1 2.6.2 2.6.10 2.6.11 2.6.11.1 2.6.11.2 2.6.11.3 2.6.11.4 2.6.11.5 2.6.11.6 2.6.11.7 2.6.11.8 2.6.11.9 2.6.11.10 2.6.11.11 2.6.11.12 2.6.12 2.6.12.1 2.6.12.2 2.6.12.3 2.6.12.4 2.6.12.5 2.6.12.6 2.6.13 2.6.13.1 2.6.13.2 2.6.13.3 2.6.13.4 2.6.13.5 2.6.14 2.6.14.1 2.6.14.2 2.6.14.3 2.6.14.4 2.6.14.5 2.6.14.6 2.6.14.7 2.6.15 2.6.15.1 2.6.15.2 2.6.15.3 2.6.15.4 2.6.15.5 2.6.15.6 2.6.15.7 2.6.16 2.6.16.1 2.6.16.2 2.6.16.3 2.6.16.4 2.6.16.5 2.6.16.6 2.6.16.7 2.6.16.8 2.6.16.9 2.6.16.10 2.6.16.11 2.6.16.12 2.6.16.13 2.6.16.14 2.6.16.15 2.6.16.16 2.6.16.17 2.6.16.18 2.6.16.19 2.6.16.20 2.6.16.21 2.6.16.22 2.6.16.23 2.6.16.24 2.6.16.25 2.6.16.26 2.6.16.27 2.6.16.28 2.6.16.29 2.6.16.30 2.6.16.31 2.6.16.32 2.6.16.33 2.6.16.34 2.6.16.35 2.6.16.36 2.6.16.37 2.6.16.38 2.6.16.39 2.6.16.40 2.6.16.41 2.6.16.42 2.6.16.43 2.6.16.44 2.6.16.45 2.6.16.46 2.6.16.47 2.6.16.48 2.6.16.49 2.6.16.50 2.6.16.51 2.6.16.52 2.6.16.53 2.6.16.54 2.6.16.55 2.6.16.56 2.6.16.57 2.6.16.58 2.6.16.59 2.6.16.60 2.6.16.61 2.6.16.62 2.6.17 2.6.17.1 2.6.17.2 2.6.17.3 2.6.17.4 2.6.17.5 2.6.17.6 2.6.17.7 2.6.17.8 2.6.17.9 2.6.17.10 2.6.17.11 2.6.17.12 2.6.17.13 2.6.17.14 2.6.18 2.6.18 rc1 2.6.18 rc2 2.6.18 rc3 2.6.18 rc4 2.6.18 rc5 2.6.18 rc6 2.6.18 rc7 2.6.18.1 2.6.18.2 2.6.18.3 2.6.18.4 2.6.18.5 2.6.18.6 2.6.18.7 2.6.18.8 2.6.19 2.6.19.1 2.6.19.2 2.6.19.3 2.6.19.4 2.6.19.5 2.6.19.6 2.6.19.7 2.6.20 2.6.20.1 2.6.20.2 2.6.20.3 2.6.20.4 2.6.20.5 2.6.20.6 2.6.20.8 2.6.20.9 2.6.20.10 2.6.20.11 2.6.20.12 2.6.20.13 2.6.20.14 2.6.20.15 2.6.20.16 2.6.20.17 2.6.20.18 2.6.20.19 2.6.20.20 2.6.20.21 2.6.21 2.6.21.1 2.6.21.2 2.6.21.3 2.6.21.4 2.6.21.5 2.6.21.6 2.6.21.7 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 2.6.22.22 2.6.22_rc1 2.6.22_rc7 2.6.23 2.6.23 rc2 2.6.23.1 2.6.23.2 2.6.23.3 2.6.23.4 2.6.23.5 2.6.23.6 2.6.23.7 2.6.23.8 2.6.23.9 2.6.23.10 2.6.23.11 2.6.23.12 2.6.23.13 2.6.23.14 2.6.23.15 2.6.23.16 2.6.23.17 2.6.23_rc1 2.6.24 2.6.24 rc2 2.6.24 rc3 2.6.24.1 2.6.24.2 2.6.24.3 2.6.24.4 2.6.24.5 2.6.24.6 2.6.24.7 2.6.24_rc1 2.6.24_rc4 2.6.24_rc5 2.6.25 2.6.25.1 2.6.25.2 2.6.25.3 2.6.25.4 2.6.25.5 2.6.25.6 2.6.25.7 2.6.25.8 2.6.25.9 2.6.25.10 2.6.25.11 2.6.25.12 2.6.25.13 2.6.25.14 2.6.25.15 2.6.25.16 2.6.25.17 2.6.25.18 2.6.25.19 2.6.25.20 2.6.26 2.6.26 rc4 2.6.26.1 2.6.26.2 2.6.26.3 2.6.26.4 2.6.26.5 2.6.26.6 2.6.26.7 2.6.26.8 2.6.27 2.6.27 rc1 2.6.27 rc2 2.6.27 rc3 2.6.27 rc4 2.6.27 rc5 2.6.27 rc6 2.6.27 rc7 2.6.27 rc8 2.6.27 rc9 2.6.27.1 2.6.27.2 2.6.27.3 2.6.27.4 2.6.28 2.6.28 rc1 2.6.28 rc2 2.6.28 rc3 |
CPE
Remediation
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Change History
8 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Status Change | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Oct 11, 2018 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Oct 3, 2018 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Sep 29, 2017 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2008 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |