Release Date: | 2008-07-09 |
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/.
See more information about CVE-2008-2812 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 7.2 | Base Metrics: | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Access Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | Low |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
Integrity Impact: | Complete | Availability Impact: | Complete |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel) | ELSA-2008-0665 | 2008-08-01 |
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-78.EL) | ELSA-2008-0665 | 2008-08-01 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel) | ELSA-2008-0612 | 2008-08-05 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-92.1.10.0.1.el5) | ELSA-2008-0612 | 2008-08-05 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-92.1.10.0.1.el5) | ELSA-2008-0612 | 2008-08-05 |
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