GHSA-g469-pq25-x2qr
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 1, 2022
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/.
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Timeline
- May 1, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2812 advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11632 url
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1 url
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git;a=commitdiff;h=2a739dd53ad7ee010ae6e155438507f329dce788 url
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html url
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30982 url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31614 url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31685 url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32103 url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32370 url
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-365.htm url
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html url
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43687 url
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6633 url
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html url
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31202 url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31341 url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31551 url
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