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CVE-2008-3527

arch/i386/kernel/sysenter.c in the Virtual Dynamic Shared Objects (vDSO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21 does not properly…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 32%
Public exploits
0
none known

arch/i386/kernel/sysenter.c in the Virtual Dynamic Shared Objects (vDSO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21 does not properly check boundaries, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, related to the install_special_mapping, syscall, and syscall32_nopage functions.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/32485 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10602 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7d91d531900bfa1165d445390b3b13a · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • kernel.org /pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1021137 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=460251 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2008/dsa-1687 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32759 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33180 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

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