kernel: fix permission checking in sys_utimensat
Published May 12, 2008
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.22
- 2.6.22.1
- 2.6.22.2
- 2.6.22.3
- 2.6.22.4
- 2.6.22.5
- 2.6.22.6
- 2.6.22.7
- 2.6.22.8
- 2.6.22.9
- 2.6.22.10
- 2.6.22.11
- 2.6.22.12
- 2.6.22.13
- 2.6.22.14
- 2.6.22.15
- 2.6.22.16
- 2.6.22.17
- 2.6.22.18
- 2.6.22.19
- 2.6.22.20
- 2.6.22.21
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5
kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0585
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0585 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 30.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 30.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 16.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9dfda1ad0637a89a64d001cf81478bd8d9b6306 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30198 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30241 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31107 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31628 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0169 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29134 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1543/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2148 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455275 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42342 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2148
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2148
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.