CVE-2008-5702

Linux kernel <2.6.28-rc1 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Buffer underflow in the ibwdt_ioctl function in drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 might allow local users to have an unknown impact via a certain /dev/watchdog WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT IOCTL call.

References (23)

Core 23
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11344
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/20
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/6
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/10/5/173
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47667
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/17/9
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/10/2

Scores

EPSS 0.0049
EPSS Percentile 39.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (43)
linux/linux_kernel 2.2.27
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.1
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.2
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.3
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.4
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.5
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.36.6
linux/linux_kernel 2.6
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.18 (8 CPE variants)
... and 33 more
Published Dec 22, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026