CVE-2008-2750

N/A Unknown
Published: June 18, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The pppol2tp_recvmsg function in drivers/net/pppol2tp.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.26-rc6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel heap memory corruption and system crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PPPOL2TP packet that results in a large value for a certain length variable.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b6707a50c7598a83820077393f8823ab791abf8
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.26-rc6
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30719
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30901
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30920
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31202
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020297
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29747
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1854
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43111
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00082.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b6707a50c7598a83820077393f8823ab791abf8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.26-rc6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30719
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30901
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30920
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29747
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1854
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43111
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00082.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
9.7%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

linux

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