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
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:047http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-1630http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2063http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2063/references
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2a739dd53ad7ee010ae6e155438507f329dce788
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:038http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-637-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:035http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080703 2.6.25.10 security fixes, please assign CVE idhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/2
- secunia.com31614http://secunia.com/advisories/31614
- secunia.com31685http://secunia.com/advisories/31685
- secunia.com31341http://secunia.com/advisories/31341
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:052http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
- secunia.com30982http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11632https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11632
- secunia.com31551http://secunia.com/advisories/31551
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0665http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0665.html
- secunia.com32103http://secunia.com/advisories/32103
- secunia.com31048http://secunia.com/advisories/31048
- www.securityfocus.com30076http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30076
- secunia.com32759http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comkernel-tty-dos(43687)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43687
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:037http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
- secunia.com32370http://secunia.com/advisories/32370
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0973http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0612http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0612.html
- secunia.com31202http://secunia.com/advisories/31202
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:6633https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6633
- kernel.orghttp://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.10
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-365.htm
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:049http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:025http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- secunia.com33201http://secunia.com/advisories/33201
- secunia.com31229http://secunia.com/advisories/31229