CVE - CVE-2008-2358

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-2358	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Integer overflow in the dccp_feat_change function in net/dccp/feat.c in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and 2.6.17 through 2.6.20, allows local users to gain privileges via an invalid feature length, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:1020211 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020211 MISC:29603 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29603 MISC:30000 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30000 MISC:30818 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 MISC:30849 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30849 MISC:30920 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30920 MISC:31107 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31107 MISC:DSA-1592 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1592 MISC:FEDORA-2008-5893 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00082.html MISC:MDVSA-2008:112 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:MDVSA-2008:167 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2008:0519 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:030 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html MISC:USN-625-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447389 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447389 MISC:linux-kernel-dccpfeatchange-bo(43034) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43034 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9644 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9644
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20080521	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080521)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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