What is CVE-2008-2148?

CVE-2008-2148 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.6 out of 10, classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264). CVE-2008-2148 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2148?

CVE-2008-2148 has a CVSS score of 3.6 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-2148?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-2148. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2008-2148 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2148 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

CVE-2008-2148

Low

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2008-05-12

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

3.6

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Weakness type

CWE-264

CVE-2008-2148 is a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control vulnerability

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2008-2148 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30198

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30241

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628

Vendor Advisory
Wiki
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0169
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29134
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1543/references

Vendor Advisory
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42342
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9dfda1ad0637a89a64d001cf81478bd8d9b6306
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2008-2148

Severity Low

CVSS score 3.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2008-05-12

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-2148?

CVE-2008-2148 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.6 out of 10 , classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264) . CVE-2008-2148 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2148?

CVE-2008-2148 has a CVSS score of 3.6 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-2148?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-2148. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2008-2148 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2008-2148 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. View CWE-264 on MITRE CWE →