CVE-2008-2358

Linux Kernel 2.6.17-2.6.20 - Local Privilege Escalation via DCCP Feature Length Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Integer overflow in the dccp_feat_change function in net/dccp/feat.c in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and 2.6.17 through 2.6.20, allows local users to gain privileges via an invalid feature length, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

References (17)

Core 17
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30000
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29603
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447389
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30849
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9644
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30920
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020211
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00082.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1592
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43034

Scores

EPSS 0.0041
EPSS Percentile 34.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (4)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.17
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.18
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.19
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.20
Published Jun 10, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026