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ID:10070 - Exploit for Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-3832
ID:10070 - Exploit for Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-3832
Published: June 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92851
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3832
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
A certain Fedora patch for the utrace subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.5-28 on Fedora 8, and before 2.6.26.5-45 on Fedora 9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash or hang) via a call to the utrace_control function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.