SB2008070901 - Denial of service in Linux kernel

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SB2008070901 - Denial of service in Linux kernel

Published: July 9, 2008 Updated: June 4, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2008070901
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3077)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c. A local user can crash the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References