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title: "CVE-2008-3077\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3077?format=md
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# CVE-2008-3077

Publication date 9 July 2008

Last updated 4 July 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 on the x86\_64
platform leaks task\_struct references into the sys32\_ptrace function, which
allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or have
unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, possibly a use-after-free
vulnerability.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3077?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| linux | 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| linux-source-2.6.15 | 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected |
| linux-source-2.6.20 | 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 7.04 feisty | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| linux-source-2.6.22 | 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not affected |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3077?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [kees](https://launchpad.net/~kees)

only an issue in 2.6.25

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| linux | * Introduced by   [5a4646a](https://git.kernel.org/linus/5a4646a4efed8c835f76c3b88f3155f6ab5b8d9b),   fixed by   [562b80b](https://git.kernel.org/linus/562b80bafffaf42a6d916b0a2ee3d684220a1c10) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3077)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3077)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-3077)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3077)

### Other references

* <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git;a=commitdiff;h=1e9a615bfce7996ea4d815d45d364b47ac6a74e8>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3077>