SB2008091901 - Gentoo update for Postfix
Published: September 19, 2008 Updated: June 28, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2008091901
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3889)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due application leaks epoll file descriptors during execution of non-Postfix commands. A local user can execute a specially crafted command and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.