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CVE-2008-1669

Linux kernel before 2.6.25.2 does not apply a certain protection mechanism for fcntl...

6.9 MediumFix available

CVE-2008-1669 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Linux Kernel, published May 8, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. Fixed in linux-2.6 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch4.

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."

Exploit likelihood

0.41%Down 2.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

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."

Record
CVE-2008-1669
CVSS 2.0
6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-94, CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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."

Record
CVE-2008-1669
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1670 No score

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."

Record
EUVD-2008-1670
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mv22-g92p-cq46 No score

Linux kernel before 2.6.25.2 does not apply a certain protection mechanism for fcntl...

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."

Record
GHSA-mv22-g92p-cq46
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
linux-2.6
Debian:4.0
 before 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch4, plus listed versions
2.6.18.dfsg.1-122.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch12.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch22.6.18.dfsg.1-132.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch1
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2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch22.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch32.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch42.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch52.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch62.6.18.dfsg.1-13lenny12.6.18.dfsg.1-142.6.18.dfsg.1-152.6.18.dfsg.1-162.6.18.dfsg.1-172.6.18.dfsg.1-17etch12.6.18.dfsg.1-182.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch12.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch3
2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch4
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:2.4.21-57.EL
0:2.4.21-57.EL
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-BOOT
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-hugemem-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-smp-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-source
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel-unsupported
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
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0:2.4.21-57.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
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0:2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
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kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
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kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
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kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
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kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
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kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
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kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
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0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
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History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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