CVE-2008-3832
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-3832 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-10-03 17:41:40 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | A certain Fedora patch for the utrace subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.5-28 on Fedora 8, and before 2.6.26.5-45 on Fedora 9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash or hang) via a call to the utrace_control function. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.2.27 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.36 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.36.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.36.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.36.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.36.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.36.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.4.36.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.19.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.20.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.21.5 | 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 | 2.6.22.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.10 | 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 | 2.6.22.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22_rc1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.22_rc7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.25 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.26 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.26.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.26.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.26.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora | 8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora | 9 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fedora 8/9 Linux Kernel 'utrace_control' NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| oss-security - CVE-2008-3832 kernel: null pointer dereference in utrace_control | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Exploit |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| kerneloops.org/oops.php | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kerneloops.org | |
| 464883 – (CVE-2008-3832) CVE-2008-3832 kernel: null pointer dereference in utrace_control | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| CVE-2008-3832 - Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.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 | 2017-08-07 | Joshua Bressers | Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of utrace as shipped with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.