CVE-2008-2750

Publication date 18 June 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The pppol2tp_recvmsg function in drivers/net/pppol2tp.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.26-rc6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel heap memory corruption and system crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PPPOL2TP packet that results in a large value for a certain length variable.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

The PPP over L2TP routines in the kernel did not correctly handle certain messages. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted packet that could crash the system or execute arbitrary code.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-19.36
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
linux-source-2.6.20 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.22 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-625-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 15 July 2008

Other references