The inotify functionality in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.28-rc5 might allow local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to race conditions in inotify watch removal and umount.
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The inotify functionality in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.28-rc5 might allow local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to race conditions in inotify watch removal and umount.
November 21, 2008
April 23, 2026
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.27-11-virtual (2.6.27-11.27) @ intrepid | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.24-23-generic (2.6.24-23.48) @ hardy | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.24.el5 | 2009-02-25 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-101.el5rt | 2009-02-04 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.18-128.el5 | 2009-01-20 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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