# CVE-2008-5182: 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 ra

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-11-21 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10584
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc5
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33503
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33348
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33623
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33083
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html

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