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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 4, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-3911

CVE-2008-3911

Description

The proc_do_xprt function in net/sunrpc/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.3 does not check the length of a certain buffer obtained from userspace, which allows local users to overflow a stack-based buffer and have unspecified other impact via a crafted read system call for the /proc/sys/sunrpc/transports file.

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  • Linux/Kernel2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: = 2.6.26.3

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