CVE-2008-5182 in Kernel

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 11/20/2008
• Disclosure: 11/20/2008
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-45132 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-362 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 9.3
• EPSS: 0.00047
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5182
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5182
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2008-5182/