PT-2008-5179 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Michael Simms · Published 2008-10-03 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2008-3832

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3832

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 7

• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/1 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/32451 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3832 · Security Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464883 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45644 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31536 · Note
• http://kerneloops.org/oops.php?number=56705 · Note