CVE-2008-1615

medium

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, when running on AMD64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain ptrace calls.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431430

http://secunia.com/advisories/30112

http://secunia.com/advisories/30252

http://secunia.com/advisories/30294

http://secunia.com/advisories/30368

http://secunia.com/advisories/30818

http://secunia.com/advisories/30890

http://secunia.com/advisories/30962

http://secunia.com/advisories/30982

http://secunia.com/advisories/31107

http://secunia.com/advisories/31628

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42278

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9563

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00357.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020047

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-05-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium