Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 10, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-2358
CVE-2008-2358
Description
Integer overflow in the dccp_feat_change function in net/dccp/feat.c in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and 2.6.17 through 2.6.20, allows local users to gain privileges via an invalid feature length, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Affected products
5- Range: 2.6.18, 2.6.17 - 2.6.20
Patches
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References
17- secunia.com/advisories/30000nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30818nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30849nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30920nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31107nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1592nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0519.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29603nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43034nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9644nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00082.htmlnvd
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