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…

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 pointer dereference of function pointers in (1) hamradio/6pack.c, (2) hamradio/mkiss.c, (3) irda/irtty-sir.c, (4) ppp_async.c, (5) ppp_synctty.c, (6) slip.c, (7) wan/x25_asy.c, and (8) wireless/strip.c in drivers/net/.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-476 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-476 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (33)

• SUSE-SA:2008:047 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• DSA-1630 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2063 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2a739dd53ad7ee010ae6e155438507f329dce788 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:038 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-637-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:035 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20080703 2.6.25.10 security fixes, please assign CVE id (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 31614 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31685 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31341 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:052 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 30982 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11632 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 31551 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0665 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 32103 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31048 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 30076 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 32759 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• kernel-tty-dos(43687) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:037 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 32370 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0973 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0612 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 31202 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6633 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.10 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-365.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:049 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 33201 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31229 (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, 09:14 UTC.