CVE-2008-2812

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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/.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 9, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-2812: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix