Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-5025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU92690

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2008-5025

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-backports-modules-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package)
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package)
linux-backports-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package)
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu package)
linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu package)
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu package)
linux-restricted-modules (Ubuntu package)
linux-backports-modules-2.6.27 (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15-53.74
linux-backports-modules-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15-53.11
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15.12-53.4
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.22-16.41
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.22-16.60
linux-backports-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.22-16.17
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.22.4-16.12
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.24-22.45, 2.6.27-9.19
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.24-22.35
linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.24-22.29
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.24.14-22.53
linux-restricted-modules (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.27-9.13
linux-backports-modules-2.6.27 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.27-9.5

• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=d38b7aa7fc3371b52d036748028db50b585ade2e
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/1
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/3
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/6
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/7
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/1
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/12
• http://osvdb.org/49863
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32719
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:246
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32289
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021230
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470769
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46605
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10470

• Memory corruption in Linux kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux, linux-backports-modules-2.6.15, linux-backports-modules-2.6.22 and more