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CVE-2008-2812

Date: July 8, 2008

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/.

Severity Score

7.8

Related Resources (37)

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/33201

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2812

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31341

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43687

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/32370

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31229

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2812

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31048

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31202

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31685

Url: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-365.htm

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2a739dd53ad7ee010ae6e155438507f329dce788

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/32759

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31551

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31614

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/2

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/30982

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0665.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/32103

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30076

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6633

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2008-2812

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2063/references

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11632

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html

Url: http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.10

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2008-2812

Severity Score

7.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-476

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.8
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	7.2
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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CVE-2008-2812

Date: July 8, 2008

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