CVE-2008-5702

Linux kernel <2.6.28-rc1 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

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)

[Exploit] http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11399

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c2500f17d65092d93345f3996cf82ebca17e9ff

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html

[Various Sources] http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/10/5/173

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33556

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33706

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33756

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/34981

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/35011

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/35390

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.28-rc1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47667

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11344

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794

[Mailing List] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/10/2

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Scores

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 18.7%

Classification

CWE

CWE-119

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.28

linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published Dec 22, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026