CVE-2008-1375

Publication date 2 May 2008

Last updated 4 July 2026

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-18.32
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.6.15-52.67
linux-source-2.6.20 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.6.20-17.36
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.22 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.6.22-15.54
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

kees

ABI changer due to header addition? http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/kernel/dists/etch-security/linux-2.6/debian/patches/bugfix/dnotify-race-avoid-abi-change.patch?op=file&rev=0&sc=0

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-614-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 3 June 2008
    • USN-618-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 19 June 2008

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