CVE-2008-2812

Description

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/.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2063/references vdb entry broken link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2a739dd53ad7ee010ae6e155438507f329dce788
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/2 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31614 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31685 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31341 third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30982 third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11632 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31551 third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0665.html vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32103 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31048 third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30076 patch third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 third party advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43687 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370 third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31202 third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6633 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.10 broken link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-365.htm third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33201 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31229 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2812?
CVE-2008-2812 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2812?
To fix CVE-2008-2812, 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-2008-2812 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-2812 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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