Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10602
Revision Date:2013-04-29Version:12
Title:arch/i386/kernel/sysenter.c in the Virtual Dynamic Shared Objects (vDSO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21 does not properly check boundaries, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, related to the install_special_mapping, syscall, and syscall32_nopage functions.
Description:arch/i386/kernel/sysenter.c in the Virtual Dynamic Shared Objects (vDSO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21 does not properly check boundaries, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, related to the install_special_mapping, syscall, and syscall32_nopage functions.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2008-3527
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • RHEL5, CentOS5 or Oracle Linux 5
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • OR The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
  • OR Oracle Linux 5.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • kernel-kdump is earlier than 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
  • OR kernel-debug is earlier than 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
  • OR kernel-xen is earlier than 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
  • OR kernel-headers is earlier than 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
  • OR kernel-kdump-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
  • OR kernel-xen-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
  • OR kernel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
  • OR kernel-PAE-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
  • OR kernel-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
  • OR kernel-PAE is earlier than 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
  • OR kernel-debug-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
  • OR kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
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