CVE-2008-1615 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can crash the Linux kernel on AMD64 systems via specific ptrace calls, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-1615?
CVE-2008-1615 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 8 May 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, when running on AMD64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain ptrace calls.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1615?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1615?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-1615 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1615 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-34cx-gvqg-3jwv.