CVE-2008-1615

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, when running on AMD64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain ptrace calls.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30962 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30294 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30368 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42278 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9563 signature vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30982 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020047 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30252 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00357.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30890 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29086 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431430
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30112 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1615?
CVE-2008-1615 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1615?
To fix CVE-2008-1615, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1615 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1615 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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