Description
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: 2008-05-12
Score: 3.6 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2145 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-625-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Mrg
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:49:57.569Z

Reserved: 2008-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2148

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-05-12T21:20:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-2148

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-04-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-2148 - Bugzilla

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