CVE-2008-3915

Publication date 11 September 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Buffer overflow in nfsd in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.4, when NFSv4 is enabled, allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to decoding an NFSv4 acl.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Johann Dahm and David Richter discovered that NFSv4 did not correctly handle certain file ACLs. If NFSv4 is in use, a local attacker could create a malicious ACL that could cause a system crash, leading to a denial of service.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-21.43
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 8.04 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 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.22 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.6.22-15.59
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-659-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 27 October 2008

Other references