Linux · Linux Kernel · CVE-2008-3832
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.26.5-28 on Fedora 8
Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.26.5-45 on Fedora 9
**Description**
The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash or hang, by exploiting a NULL pointer dereference via a call to the `utrace control` function.
**Recommendations**
For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.26.5-28 on Fedora 8, update to version 2.6.26.5-28 or later.
For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.26.5-45 on Fedora 9, update to version 2.6.26.5-45 or later.