Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-3525
Published: September 3, 2008 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92704
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-2008-3525
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 security restrictions bypass error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2008-3525
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/29/2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.7
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020969
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32386
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33201
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32103
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32237
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2511
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2714
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32356
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32315
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32370
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1655
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9364
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5671
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f2455eb176ac87081bbfc9a44b21c7cd2bc1967e