CVE-2008-2358

Integer overflow in the dccp_feat_change function in net/dccp/feat.c in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and 2.6.17 through 2.6.20, allows local users to gain privileges via an invalid feature length, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

🔗 References (34)

• secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/30000
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/30818
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/30849
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/30920
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/31107
• secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1592
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
• secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29603
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020211
• secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
• secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447389
• secalert@redhathttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43034