CVE-2008-3527

N/A Unknown
Published: November 05, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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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=7d91d531900bfa1165d445390b3b13a8013f98f7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021137
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460251
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10602
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7d91d531900bfa1165d445390b3b13a8013f98f7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021137
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460251
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10602
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
20th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

linux

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