CVE-2008-1615

Publication date 8 May 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, when running on AMD64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain ptrace calls.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Jan Kratochvil discovered that PTRACE did not correctly handle certain calls when running under 64bit kernels. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-19.36
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.6.15-52.69
linux-source-2.6.20 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.6.20-17.37
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.22 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.6.22-15.56
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

kees

reproducer mentioned in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431430 this is _only_ the CS corruption, so we can ignore the upstream fix

Patch details

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Package Patch details
linux
linux-source-2.6.22

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-625-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 15 July 2008

Other references