01 Record
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.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 33.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-05-08 00:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:24Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-04-02
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b2871178bd073ef1d4d289c7fd039fe2bc506fd491c6aa874e0f1fba55f58c2b
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0275http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.html
- secunia.com30962http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
- secunia.com30294http://secunia.com/advisories/30294
- secunia.com30368http://secunia.com/advisories/30368
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-processtrace-dos(42278)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42278
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:038http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:035http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9563https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9563
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0237http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:167http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
- secunia.com30982http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
- www.debian.orgDSA-1588http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:031http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00000.html
- www.securitytracker.com1020047http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020047
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0585http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:174http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174
- secunia.com31107http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
- secunia.com30252http://secunia.com/advisories/30252
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-4043https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00357.html
- secunia.com30890http://secunia.com/advisories/30890
- secunia.com31628http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-625-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
- www.securityfocus.com29086http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29086
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431430
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:030http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
- secunia.com30818http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
- secunia.com30112http://secunia.com/advisories/30112
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:032http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html