CVE-2008-3911
The proc_do_xprt function in net/sunrpc/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.3 does not check the length of a certain buffer obtained from userspace, which allows local users to overflow a stack-based buffer and have unspecified other impact via a…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The proc_do_xprt function in net/sunrpc/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.3 does not check the length of a certain buffer obtained from userspace, which allows local users to overflow a stack-based buffer and have unspecified other impact via a crafted read system call for the /proc/sys/sunrpc/transports file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 38th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=27df6f25ff218072e0e879a96beeb398a79cdbc8
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/30/140Exploit
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/30/184
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31937
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45136
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=27df6f25ff218072e0e879a96beeb398a79cdbc8
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/30/140Exploit
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/30/184
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31937
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45136
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.