CVE-2008-2812 (GCVE-0-2008-2812)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-07-09 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:14
VLAI
Summary
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/.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 81/100 over 982 records in the last 180 days details
References
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http://secunia.com/advisories/31685 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/31341 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-09… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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Date Public
2008-07-02 00:00
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}



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