Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-3915
Published: September 11, 2008 / Updated: August 8, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91219
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3915
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the init_state() function in fs/nfsd/nfs4acl.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2008-3915
Install update from vendor's website.
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15-52.73
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.22-15.59
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.24-21.43
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.22-15.59
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.24-21.43
External References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=91b80969ba466ba4b915a4a1d03add8c297add3f
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/3/286
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31881
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/18
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/4
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31133
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461101
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45055