Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-3272

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Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-3272

Published: August 8, 2008 / Updated: February 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92709
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3272
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu package)
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2008-3272

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15-52.71
linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.20-17.39
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.22-15.58
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.24-19.41

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