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CVE-2008-5702

Published: 22 December 2008

Buffer underflow in the ibwdt_ioctl function in drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 might allow local users to have an unknown impact via a certain /dev/watchdog WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT IOCTL call.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the ib700 watchdog timer did not correctly check buffer sizes. A local attacker could send a specially crafted ioctl to the device to cause a system crash, leading to a denial of service.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
linux-source-2.6.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

dapper
Released (2.6.15-53.75)
gutsy Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

intrepid Does not exist

linux-source-2.6.22
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

dapper Does not exist

gutsy
Released (2.6.22-16.61)
hardy Does not exist

intrepid Does not exist

linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

dapper Does not exist

gutsy Does not exist

hardy
Released (2.6.24-23.48)
intrepid
Released (2.6.27-11.27)