Linux Kernel fcntl_setlk() Race Condition May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019974
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1019974
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1669
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 7 2008
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Impact: Root access via local system, User access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 2.6.25.2
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in the Linux Kernel. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
A local user can exploit a race condition in 'locks.c' to gain re-ordered access to the descriptor table.
Alexander Viro reported this vulnerability.
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Impact: A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fixed version (2.6.25.2).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.2
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.2 (Links to External Site)
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Cause: State error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Caldera/SCO), Linux (Conectiva), Linux (Debian), Linux (EnGarde), Linux (Gentoo), Linux (HP Secure OS), Linux (Immunix), Linux (Mandriva/Mandrake), Linux (Progeny Debian), Linux (Red Hat Enterprise), Linux (Red Hat Fedora), Linux (Red Hat Linux), Linux (SGI), Linux (Slackware), Linux (Sun), Linux (SuSE), Linux (Trustix), Linux (Turbo Linux), Linux (Ubuntu), Linux (Xandros)
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