CVE - CVE-2008-2812

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-2812	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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/.
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:30076 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30076 MISC:30982 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30982 MISC:31048 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31048 MISC:31202 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31202 MISC:31229 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31229 MISC:31341 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31341 MISC:31551 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31551 MISC:31614 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31614 MISC:31685 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31685 MISC:32103 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32103 MISC:32370 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32370 MISC:32759 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 MISC:33201 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/33201 MISC:ADV-2008-2063 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2063/references~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:DSA-1630 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630 MISC:RHSA-2008:0612 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html MISC:RHSA-2008:0665 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0665.html MISC:RHSA-2008:0973 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:035 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:037 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:038 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:047 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:049 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:052 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html MISC:SUSE-SR:2008:025 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html MISC:USN-637-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/ MISC:[oss-security] 20080703 2.6.25.10 security fixes, please assign CVE id URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/2 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2a739dd53ad7ee010ae6e155438507f329dce788 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2a739dd53ad7ee010ae6e155438507f329dce788 MISC:http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.10 URL:http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.10 MISC:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-365.htm URL:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-365.htm MISC:kernel-tty-dos(43687) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43687 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11632 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11632 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6633 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6633
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20080620	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 (20080620)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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