| Name | CVE-2008-2812 |
| 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/. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1630-1 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fai-kernels | source | etch | 1.17+etch.22etch2 | DSA-1630-1 | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | etch | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch2 | DSA-1630-1 | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | 2.6.25-7 | |||
| linux-2.6.24 | source | (unstable) | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.4 | |||
| user-mode-linux | source | etch | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.22etch2 | DSA-1630-1 |