CVE-2008-2812 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2008-2812

The Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 does not properly perform tty...

Vulnerability 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/.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel, ubuntu linux, linux desktop, opensuse, suse linux enterprise desktop, suse linux enterprise server, debian linux, communication manager, expanded meet-me conferencing, intuity audix lx, meeting exchange, message networking, messaging storage server, proactive contact, sip enablement services
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 6.06, 7.04, 7.10, 8.04, 9, 10.3, 11.0, 10, 4.0, 3.1, 2.0, 5.0

Timeline

Official Publish: July 9th, 2008
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.