CVE-2008-2148

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…

published May 12, 2008

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00388 · 31.5th percentile
Published
2008-05-12T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 MAY 21:00Z
    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…
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