CVE-2008-1514 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2008-1514?

CVE-2008-1514 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Mar 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and other versions before 2.6.27-rc6, on s390 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via the user-area-padding test from the ptrace testsuite in 31-bit mode, which triggers an invalid dereference.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1514?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1514?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2008-1514 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1514 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-g43v-pj4j-qgv6.