CVE-2008-1669
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
Linux kernel before 2.6.25.2 does not apply a certain protection mechanism for fcntl functionality, which allows local users to (1) execute code in parallel or (2) exploit a race condition to obtain "re-ordered access to the descriptor table."
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-94
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (36th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1670)
- Published
- May 8, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1670 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
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References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30077
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30101
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30108
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30112
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30116
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30164
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30252
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30260
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30276
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30769
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31246
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0162
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1575
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.4
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.2
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:104
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491740/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29076(Patch)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019974
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1451/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1452/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2222/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42242
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2518
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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