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CVE-2008-3911
The proc_do_xprt function in net/sunrpc/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.3 does not check the length of a certain buffer obtained from…
High7.2EPSS 0.44%
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- mitre
Description
The proc_do_xprt function in net/sunrpc/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.3 does not check the length of a certain buffer obtained from userspace, which allows local users to overflow a stack-based buffer and have unspecified other impact via a crafted read system call for the /proc/sys/sunrpc/transports file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.44% · top 62% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
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References (7)
- [oss-security] 20080904 CVE request: kernel: sunrpc: fix possible overrun on read of /proc/sys/sunrpc/transports (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=27df6f25ff218072e0e879a96beeb398a79cdbc8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20080830 Re: buffer overflow in /proc/sys/sunrpc/transports (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 31937 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- linux-kernel-procdoxprt-bo(45136) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20080830 buffer overflow in /proc/sys/sunrpc/transports (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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