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CVE-2008-2812

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.43%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-07-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2008-2812
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.43%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 does not properly perform tty operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving NULL pointer dereference of function pointers in (1) hamradio/6pack.c, (2) hamradio/mkiss.c, (3) irda/irtty-sir.c, (4) ppp_async.c, (5) ppp_synctty.c, (6) slip.c, (7) wan/x25_asy.c, and (8) wireless/strip.c in drivers/net/.