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CVE-2008-3527

arch/i386/kernel/sysenter.c in the Virtual Dynamic Shared Objects (vDSO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21 does not properly check boundaries, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, related to the install_special_mapping, syscall, and syscall32_nopage functions.

Published

2008-11-05T15:00:14.147

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 2.6.20.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.2.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.20 Yes
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