CVE-2008-2358

Publication date 10 June 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Brandon Edwards discovered that the DCCP system in the kernel did not correctly check feature lengths. A remote attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
linux	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.6.24-19.36
	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	Fixed 2.6.20-17.37
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-source-2.6.22	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 2.6.22-15.56
	7.04 feisty	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
linux	Vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1592
linux-source-2.6.15	Vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1592
linux-source-2.6.20	Vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1592
linux-source-2.6.22	Vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1592

CVE-2008-2358

From the Ubuntu Security Team

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