CVE - CVE-2008-3527

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-3527	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
arch/i386/kernel/sysenter.c in the Virtual Dynamic Shared Objects (vDSO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21 does not properly check boundaries, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, related to the install_special_mapping, syscall, and syscall32_nopage functions.
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:1021137 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021137 MISC:32485 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32485 MISC:32759 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 MISC:33180 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/33180 MISC:DSA-1687 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687 MISC:RHSA-2008:0957 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html MISC:SUSE-SR:2008:025 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7d91d531900bfa1165d445390b3b13a8013f98f7 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7d91d531900bfa1165d445390b3b13a8013f98f7 MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460251 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460251 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10602 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10602
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20080807	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 (20080807)
Votes (Legacy)

Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
This is an record on the CVE List, which provides common identifiers for publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Search CVE Using Keywords: You can also search by reference using the CVE Reference Maps.
For More Information: CVE Request Web Form (select "Other" from dropdown)