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CVE-2008-38321 exploit
A certain Fedora patch for the utrace subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.5-28 on Fedora 8, and before 2.6.26.5-45 on Fedora 9, all…
Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
4.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 56%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
A certain Fedora patch for the utrace subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.5-28 on Fedora 8, and before 2.6.26.5-45 on Fedora 9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash or hang) via a call to the utrace_control function.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.78% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-32451 Linux Kernel (Fedora 8/9) - 'utrace_control' Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service · dos · 2008-10-02
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/31536 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/45644 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- kerneloops.org /oops.php?number=56705 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=464883 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-3832
- NVD: CVE-2008-3832
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