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CVE-2008-2812
Published: Jul 9, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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/.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
SUSE-SA:2008:047
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
DSA-1630
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
ADV-2008-2063
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
SUSE-SA:2008:038
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-637-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
SUSE-SA:2008:035
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
[oss-security] 20080703 2.6.25.10 security fixes, please assign CVE id
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
31614
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
31685
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
31341
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SA:2008:052
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
30982
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11632
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
31551
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2008:0665
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
32103
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
31048
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
30076
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
32759
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
kernel-tty-dos(43687)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
SUSE-SA:2008:037
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
32370
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2008:0973
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2008:0612
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
31202
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6633
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.10
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-365.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
SUSE-SA:2008:049
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
SUSE-SR:2008:025
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
33201
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
31229
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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