CVE-2008-2148 in Kernel
Summary
The utimensat system call (sys_utimensat) in Linux kernel 2.6.22 and other versions before 2.6.25.3 does not check file permissions when certain UTIME_NOW and UTIME_OMIT combinations are used, which allows local users to modify file times of arbitrary files, possibly leading to a denial of service.
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Reservation
05/12/2008
Disclosure
05/12/2008
Status
Confirmed
Entries
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| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3708 | Linux Kernel mmap access control | 264 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2008-2148 |