CVE-2008-1375 describes a race condition in the Linux kernel's dnotify subsystem (versions 2.6.x before 2.6.24.6 and 2.6.25 before 2.6.25.1), affecting various Linux distributions including Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating a high severity due to its potential for local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) and possibly escalate privileges with medium attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has received negligible community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.24.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.06CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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