4.9

CVE-2008-1615: redhat enterprise_linux Resource Management Errors

Modified
Published 08-05-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1615 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in redhat enterprise_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.39%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4
DSA-1588-1RHSA-2008:0237RHSA-2008:0275RHSA-2008:0585

Timeline

  1. 08-05-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, when running on AMD64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain ptrace calls.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.39% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

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