Is CVE-2008-1375 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-1375 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-1375?

CVE-2008-1375 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-1375

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Race condition in the directory notification subsystem (dnotify) in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.24.6, and 2.6.25 before 2.6.25.1, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-362
EPSS score: 0.3% (22th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-1382)
Published: May 2, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1382 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
fedoraproject / fedora
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise software development kit

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 9 with Service Pack 2, ProPack 4 for Service Pack 2 and certification-sles-sgi-eal3 package - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0292-2005 - archived
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 9 with certification-sles-ibm-eal4 package - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0256-2005 - archived

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120967963803205&w=2(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120967964303224&w=2(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30017(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30018(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30044(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30108(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30110(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30112(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30116(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30260(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30515(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30769(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30890(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30962(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31246(Third Party Advisory)
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0157(Broken Link)
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0157(Broken Link)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.4(Broken Link)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.6(Broken Link)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.1(Broken Link)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:104(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491566/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491732/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29003(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019959(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1406/references(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1452/references(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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