Linux kernel before 2.6.22.17, when using certain drivers that register a fault handler that does not perform range checks, allows local…

Description

Linux kernel before 2.6.22.17, when using certain drivers that register a fault handler that does not perform range checks, allows local users to access kernel memory via an out-of-range offset.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.49% · top 57% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-399 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (37)

• 1019357 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 20080208 rPSA-2008-0048-1 kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.17 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 27686 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 28806 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0237 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• USN-618-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 28826 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9412 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1565 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:112 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• DSA-1504 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 30116 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0233 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• [linux-kernel] 20080206 [patch 60/73] vm audit: add VM_DONTEXPAND to mmap for drivers that need it (CVE-2008-0007) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 30110 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2222 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 33280 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:044 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:072 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:174 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0445 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• DSA-1503 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 29058 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0211 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 27705 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0787 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 30769 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [Security-announce] 20080728 VMSA-2008-00011 Updated ESX service console packages for Samba and vmnix (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 30018 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31246 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29570 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 30112 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 07:32 UTC.