CVE-2008-2148

N/A Unknown
Published: May 12, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9dfda1ad0637a89a64d001cf81478bd8d9b6306
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30198
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30241
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0169
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29134
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1543/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42342
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9dfda1ad0637a89a64d001cf81478bd8d9b6306
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30198
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30241
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0169
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29134
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1543/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42342
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
20th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

linux

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