CVE-2008-3527

Description

arch/i386/kernel/sysenter.c in the Virtual Dynamic Shared Objects (vDSO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21 does not properly check boundaries, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, related to the install_special_mapping, syscall, and syscall32_nopage functions.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10602 vdb entry signature
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7d91d531900bfa1165d445390b3b13a8013f98f7
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021137 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460251
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3527?
CVE-2008-3527 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3527?
To fix CVE-2008-3527, 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-2008-3527 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-3527 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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