Use After Free in Linux Kernel
CVE-2008-3077
arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 on the x86_64 platform leaks task_struct references into the sys32_ptrace function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, possibly a use-after-free vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2063/references (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/31048 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30077 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- git.kernel.org/
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.10 (Broken Link)