High severity · published Jul 9, 2008
CVE-2008-2812
The Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 does not properly perform tty operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 does not properly perform tty operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving NULL pointer dereference of function pointers in (1) hamradio/6pack.c, (2) hamradio/mkiss.c, (3) irda/irtty-sir.c, (4) ppp_async.c, (5) ppp_synctty.c, (6) slip.c, (7) wan/x25_asy.c, and (8) wireless/strip.c in drivers/net/.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 2.6.25.10 · source: NVD
CM
Communication Manager · Avaya
3.1 and later · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
4.0 · source: NVD
EM
Expanded Meet-me Conferencing · Avaya
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
IA
Intuity Audix LX · Avaya
2.0 · source: NVD
LD
Linux Desktop · Novell
9 · source: NVD
ME
Meeting Exchange · Avaya
5.0 · source: NVD
MN
Message Networking · Avaya
3.1 · source: NVD
MS
Messaging Storage Server · Avaya
4.0 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
10.3; 11.0 · source: NVD
PC
Proactive Contact · Avaya
4.0 · source: NVD
SE
Sip Enablement Services · Avaya
4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2812
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2812
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2a739dd53ad7ee010ae6e155438507f329dce788
Broken Link
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.10
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html
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