CVE-2008-2137
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-2137 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-05-29 16:32:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | The (1) sparc_mmap_check function in arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c and the (2) sparc64_mmap_check function in arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c, in the Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.36.5 and 2.6 before 2.6.25.3, omit some virtual-address range (aka span) checks when the mmap MAP_FIXED bit is not set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified mmap calls. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.27 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.9 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux Kernel SPARC Architecture Memory Mapped Virtual Address Validation Bug Lets Local Users Crash the System - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1588-1 linux-2.6 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| sparc: Fix mmap VA span checking. | KernelTrap | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kerneltrap.org | Exploit |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | |
| USN-625-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | |
| 504 Gateway Time-out | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Debian update for linux-2.6 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Linux Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2008-07-02 | Mark J Cox | Not vulnerable. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5 do not ship for the SPARC architecture. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.