CVE-2008-1514 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel on s390 platforms, specifically versions 2.6.9 and earlier than 2.6.27-rc6. A local attacker can trigger a kernel panic by executing a specific ptrace test in 31-bit mode, leading to an invalid dereference. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a medium severity with local access, low attack complexity, and a complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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