{"cve":"CVE-2008-1669","nvd":{"published":"2008-05-08T00:20:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:52:12.707","status":"Modified","description":"Linux kernel before 2.6.25.2 does not apply a certain protection mechanism for fcntl functionality, which allows local users to (1) execute code in parallel or (2) exploit a race condition to obtain \"re-ordered access to the descriptor table.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-94","CWE-362"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html","http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000023.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:51:11.071189229+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-1669","score":0.00411,"percentile":0.354,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}