DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3889

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3889

    Published: 12 Sept 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-3889

    Summary:

    Details: Postfix 2.4 before 2.4.9, 2.5 before 2.5.5, and 2.6 before 2.6-20080902, when used with the Linux 2.6 kernel, leaks epoll file descriptors during execution of "non-Postfix" commands, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (application slowdown or exit) via a crafted command, as demonstrated by a command in a .forward file.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3889

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: postfix

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/postfix?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.5.5-1

    Affected versions

    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