CVEvulnerability

CVE-2008-3247

7.2 HIGH Published 2008-07-24 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2008-07-24
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Description

The LDT implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.25.x before 2.6.25.11 on x86_64 platforms uses an incorrect size for ldt_desc, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel 2.6.25 • linux linux kernel 2.6.25.1 • linux linux kernel 2.6.25.2 • linux linux kernel 2.6.25.3 • linux linux kernel 2.6.25.4 • linux linux kernel 2.6.25.5 • linux linux kernel 2.6.25.6 • linux linux kernel 2.6.25.7 • linux linux kernel 2.6.25.8 • linux linux kernel 2.6.25.9 • linux linux kernel 2.6.25.10 • linux linux kernel 2.6.25.11 • linux linux kernel 2.6.25.12

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness

References