CVE-2008-2812

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 2.6.25.10 - Denial of Service via NULL Pointer Dereference in TTY Operations

Title source: llm

Description

The Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 does not properly perform tty operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving NULL pointer dereference of function pointers in (1) hamradio/6pack.c, (2) hamradio/mkiss.c, (3) irda/irtty-sir.c, (4) ppp_async.c, (5) ppp_synctty.c, (6) slip.c, (7) wan/x25_asy.c, and (8) wireless/strip.c in drivers/net/.

References (33)

Core 33

Core References

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11632

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html

Patch, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2063/references

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2a739dd53ad7ee010ae6e155438507f329dce788

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html

Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/2

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31614

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31685

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31341

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/30982

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31551

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0665.html

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32103

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31048

Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30076

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32759

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43687

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32370

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31202

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6633

Broken Link x_refsource_confirm

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.10

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-365.htm

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/33201

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31229

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0010

EPSS Percentile 26.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-476

Status published

Products (20)

avaya/communication_manager 3.1

avaya/expanded_meet-me_conferencing

avaya/intuity_audix_lx 2.0

avaya/meeting_exchange 5.0

avaya/message_networking 3.1

avaya/messaging_storage_server 4.0

avaya/proactive_contact 4.0

avaya/sip_enablement_services

avaya/sip_enablement_services 4.0

canonical/ubuntu_linux 6.06

... and 10 more

Published Jul 09, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026