| Name | CVE-2008-5182 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1681-1, DSA-1687-1 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fai-kernels | source | etch | 1.17+etch.23etch1 | DSA-1687-1 | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | etch | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-23etch1 | DSA-1687-1 | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | 2.6.26-12 | |||
| linux-2.6.24 | source | etch | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.7 | DSA-1681-1 | ||
| linux-2.6.24 | source | (unstable) | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.7 | |||
| user-mode-linux | source | etch | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.23etch1 | DSA-1687-1 |