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TI-2008-02066 Aliases CVE-2008-2148GHSA-2wcr-p544-pv94

The utimensat system call (sys_utimensat) in Linux kernel 2.6.22 and other versions…

Priority LOW 17CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00388 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 22

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.7VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.8VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.9VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.8 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
Show 12 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.10VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.11VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.12VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.13VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.14VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.15VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.16VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.17VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.18VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.19VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.20VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22.21VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.10 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.11 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.12 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.13 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.14 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.15 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.16 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.17 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.18 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.19 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.20 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22.21 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0585 Released 2008-08-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 Server kernel-rt-2.6.24.7-74.el5rt, kernel-rt-debug-2.6.24.7-74.el5rt, kernel-rt-debug-devel-2.6.24.7-74.el5rt +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2008:0585

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2148
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2wcr-p544-pv94

References

Advisory 5

Other 3

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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