CVE-2008-2812

Summary

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/.

Impact & exploitability

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

• NVD record
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2a739dd53ad7ee010ae6e155438507f329dce788
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.10
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.htmlAdvisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.htmlAdvisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.htmlAdvisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.htmlAdvisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.htmlAdvisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.htmlAdvisory