{"cve":"CVE-2008-5182","nvd":{"published":"2008-11-21T02:30:00.437","modified":"2026-06-16T22:59:24.823","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-362"],"references":["http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc5","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/32998","http://secunia.com/advisories/33083"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5182","score":0.0027,"percentile":0.19206,"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."]}