4.9

CVE-2008-3832: redhat fedora Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 4.9v2.0MediumModified
Published 03-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3832 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in redhat fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.78%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 03-10-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A certain Fedora patch for the utrace subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.5-28 on Fedora 8, and before 2.6.26.5-45 on Fedora 9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash or hang) via a call to the utrace_control function.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.78%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

55%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.78% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.78%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (openwall.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    Linux Kernel (Fedora 8/9) - 'utrace_control' Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

5 links