Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2008-2358

Integer overflow in the dccp_feat_change function in net/dccp/feat.c in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and 2.6.17 through 2.6.20, allows local users to gain privileges via an invalid feature length, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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