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01 Record

CVE-2008-2812

The Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 does not properly perform tty operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving NULL

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

The Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 does not properly perform tty operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving NULL

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
0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 36.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. 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
2008-07-09 00:00Z18 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-07 09:14Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2008-06-20
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
847d00febebcbfad0c6c4f8d878430a9c0ba6b5dba092fe4cbf098464d12447f

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
avayacommunication_managerNot specified—
avayaexpanded_meet-me_conferencingNot specified—
avayaintuity_audix_lxNot specified—
avayameeting_exchangeNot specified—
avayamessage_networkingNot specified—
avayamessaging_storage_serverNot specified—
avayaproactive_contactNot specified—
avayasip_enablement_servicesNot specified—
canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—
linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—
novelllinux_desktopNot specified—
opensuseopensuseNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
susesuse_linux_enterprise_desktopNot specified—
susesuse_linux_enterprise_serverNot specified—

06 References