CVE-2008-2750

Description

The pppol2tp_recvmsg function in drivers/net/pppol2tp.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.26-rc6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel heap memory corruption and system crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PPPOL2TP packet that results in a large value for a certain length variable.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.67% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29747 vdb entry patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167 vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b6707a50c7598a83820077393f8823ab791abf8
http://secunia.com/advisories/30901 third party advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.26-rc6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/3 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/30920 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43111 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00082.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1854 vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629
http://secunia.com/advisories/31202 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30719 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020297 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2750?
CVE-2008-2750 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2750?
To fix CVE-2008-2750, 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-2008-2750 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2750 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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