Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-3911
Published: September 4, 2008 / Updated: August 8, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92703
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3911
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption error within the proc_do_xprt() function in net/sunrpc/sysctl.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2008-3911
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=27df6f25ff218072e0e879a96beeb398a79cdbc8
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/30/140
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/30/184
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31937
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45136