CVE-2008-5182 Race condition in n/a
Medium 6.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-5182 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2008-5182 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5182 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5182/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5182/index.md)
Local attackers can exploit race conditions in inotify watch removal and umount to gain elevated privileges on Linux systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-5182?
CVE-2008-5182 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5182?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5182?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2008-5182 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5182 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6ppf-8jhp-9vrj.