CVE-2008-2358

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-06-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

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.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.17, 2.6.18, 2.6.19, 2.6.20

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30000
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
http://secunia.com/advisories/30849
http://secunia.com/advisories/30920
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1592
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29603
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020211

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