CVE-2008-3247

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: 2008-07-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The LDT implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.25.x before 2.6.25.11 on x86_64 platforms uses an incorrect size for ldt_desc, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.25, 2.6.25.1, 2.6.25.2, 2.6.25.3, 2.6.25.4, 2.6.25.5 (+7)

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=74454a6a286bfce4bb23d89bd465f856fa6a6e19
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31172
http://secunia.com/advisories/31202
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.11
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30351
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020544
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43979
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=74454a6a286bfce4bb23d89bd465f856fa6a6e19
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html

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