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    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 UTIME_OMIT combinations are used, which allows local users to modify file times of arbitrary files, possibly leading to a denial of service.

    Published:Apr 8, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 12, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00065
    CVSS Score:3.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9dfda1ad0637a89a64d001cf81478bd8d9b6306
    http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30198
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30241
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0169
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29134
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1543/references
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42342
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9dfda1ad0637a89a64d001cf81478bd8d9b6306
    http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30198
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30241
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0169
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29134
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1543/references
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42342

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High