Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-1367

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Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-1367

Published: March 18, 2008 / Updated: September 29, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91221
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1367
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the setup_rt_frame() function in arch/x86/kernel/signal_64.c, within the setup_frame() and setup_rt_frame() functions in arch/x86/kernel/signal_32.c, within the ia32_setup_frame() and ia32_setup_rt_frame() functions in arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can read and manipulate data.


How to mitigate CVE-2008-1367

Install update from vendor's website.

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