CVE-2008-1514

Linux Kernel < 2.6.27 - Denial of Service via ptrace User-Area-Padding Test

Title source: llm

Description

arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and other versions before 2.6.27-rc6, on s390 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via the user-area-padding test from the ptrace testsuite in 31-bit mode, which triggers an invalid dereference.

References (17)

Core 17

Core References

Exploit x_refsource_misc

http://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki/utrace/tests

Patch vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1655

Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31177

Patch vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653

Exploit x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=438147

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41501

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31826

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32237

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc6

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.6

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32356

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3d6e48f43340343d97839eadb1ab7b6a3ea98797

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32799

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9555

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32315

Scores

EPSS 0.0053

EPSS Percentile 41.9%

Details

CWE

CWE-399

Status published

Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.2

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.9

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.10

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.1

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.2

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.3

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.4

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.5

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.6

... and 40 more

Published Mar 26, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026