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CVE-2008-3527

arch/i386/kernel/sysenter.c in the Virtual Dynamic Shared Objects (vDSO) implementation in the...

4.6 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

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.

Record
CVE-2008-3527
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-3527
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3513 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-3513
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-26wc-fvf8-2rgq No score

arch/i386/kernel/sysenter.c in the Virtual Dynamic Shared Objects (vDSO) implementation in the...

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.

Record
GHSA-26wc-fvf8-2rgq
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
fai-kernels
Debian:4.0
 before 1.17+etch.23etch1, plus listed versions
1.171.17+etch.13etch31.17+etch.13etch41.17+etch.13etch51.17+etch.13etch6
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1.17+etch.161.17+etch.171.17+etch.17etch11.17+etch.18etch11.17+etch.18etch21.17+etch.18etch31.17+etch.18etch41.17+etch.18etch51.17+etch.18etch61.17+etch.211.17+etch.22etch11.17+etch.22etch21.17+etch.22etch31.17+etch.231.17+etch11.17+etch21.17+etch31.17+etch41.17+etch51.17etch1
1.17+etch.23etch1
linux-2.6
Debian:4.0
 before 2.6.18.dfsg.1-23etch1, plus listed versions
2.6.18.dfsg.1-122.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch12.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch22.6.18.dfsg.1-132.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch1
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2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch22.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch32.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch42.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch52.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch62.6.18.dfsg.1-13lenny12.6.18.dfsg.1-142.6.18.dfsg.1-152.6.18.dfsg.1-162.6.18.dfsg.1-172.6.18.dfsg.1-17etch12.6.18.dfsg.1-182.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch12.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch32.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch42.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch52.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch62.6.18.dfsg.1-192.6.18.dfsg.1-202.6.18.dfsg.1-212.6.18.dfsg.1-222.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch12.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch22.6.18.dfsg.1-22etch32.6.18.dfsg.1-23
2.6.18.dfsg.1-23etch1
user-mode-linux
Debian:4.0
 before 2.6.18-1um-2etch.23etch1, plus listed versions
2.6.18-1um-22.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch32.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch42.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch52.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch6
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2.6.18-1um-2etch.162.6.18-1um-2etch.172.6.18-1um-2etch.17etch12.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch12.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch22.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch32.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch42.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch52.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch62.6.18-1um-2etch.212.6.18-1um-2etch.22etch12.6.18-1um-2etch.22etch22.6.18-1um-2etch.22etch32.6.18-1um-2etch.232.6.18-1um-2etch12.6.18-1um-2etch22.6.18-1um-2etch32.6.18-1um-2etch4
2.6.18-1um-2etch.23etch1
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2008-3527 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Linux Kernel, published November 5, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in fai-kernels 1.17+etch.23etch1.

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