National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-2358
Original release date:06/10/2008
Last revised:07/24/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Integer overflow in the dccp_feat_change function in net/dccp/feat.c in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and 2.6.17 through 2.6.20, allows local users to gain privileges via an invalid feature length, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
Solution
Patch information can be found at the following location:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00172.html}
- Official Statement from Red Hat (01/15/2009)
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This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG.
It was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.html
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External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-5893
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447389
External Source: XF
Name: linux-kernel-dccpfeatchange-bo(43034)
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-625-1
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020211
External Source: BID
Name: 29603
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0519
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:167
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:112
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1592
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31107
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30920
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30849
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30818
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30000
Type: Advisory
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2008:030
