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CVE-2008-1615

Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, when running on AMD64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain ptrace calls.

Published

2008-05-08T00:20:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux as_4 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux es_4 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux ws_4 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 4 Yes
Hardware amd amd64 * No
References