VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-3832
A certain Fedora patch for the utrace subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.5-28 on Fedora 8, and before 2.6.26.5-45 on Fedora 9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash or hang) via a call to the…
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.78%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.78%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A certain Fedora patch for the utrace subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.5-28 on Fedora 8, and before 2.6.26.5-45 on Fedora 9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash or hang) via a call to the utrace_control function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.78% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- redhat/fedora
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://kerneloops.org/oops.php?number=56705
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/1Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31536
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464883
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45644
- http://kerneloops.org/oops.php?number=56705
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/1Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31536
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464883
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45644
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.