Description
arch/i386/kernel/sysenter.c in the Virtual Dynamic Shared Objects (vDSO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21 does not properly check boundaries, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, related to the install_special_mapping, syscall, and syscall32_nopage functions.
Published: 2008-11-05
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1687-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3513 arch/i386/kernel/sysenter.c in the Virtual Dynamic Shared Objects (vDSO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21 does not properly check boundaries, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, related to the install_special_mapping, syscall, and syscall32_nopage functions.
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:18.183Z

Reserved: 2008-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3527

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:14.147

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3527

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-11-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-3527 - Bugzilla

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