CVE-2008-2358

CVE Details

Release Date:	2008-06-10
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

Integer overflow in the dccp_feat_change function in net/dccp/feat.c in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and 2.6.17 through 2.6.20, allows local users to gain privileges via an invalid feature length, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.2
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2008-0519	2008-06-26
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-92.1.6.0.2.el5)	ELSA-2008-0519	2008-06-26
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-92.1.6.0.2.el5)	ELSA-2008-0519	2008-06-26