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    CVE-2008-1615

    Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, when running on AMD64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain ptrace calls.

    Published:Feb 2, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 8, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00113
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Amd
    Product
    Amd64
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30112
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30252
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30294
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30368
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30890
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29086
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020047
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431430
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42278
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9563
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00357.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00002.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30112
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30252
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30294
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30368
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30890
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30962
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0237.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29086
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020047
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431430
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42278
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9563
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00357.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High