kernel: null pointer dereference in utrace_control
Published Oct 3, 2008
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.78%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Running on/with
- ≤ 2.6.26.4
- 2.2.27
- 2.4.36
- 2.4.36.1
- 2.4.36.2
- 2.4.36.3
- 2.4.36.4
- 2.4.36.5
- 2.4.36.6
- 2.6
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.19.4
- 2.6.19.5
- 2.6.19.6
- 2.6.19.7
- 2.6.20.16
- 2.6.20.17
- 2.6.20.18
- 2.6.20.19
- 2.6.20.20
- 2.6.20.21
- 2.6.21.5
- 2.6.21.6
- 2.6.21.7
- 2.6.22
- 2.6.22.1
- 2.6.22.2
- 2.6.22.8
- 2.6.22.9
- 2.6.22.10
- 2.6.22.11
- 2.6.22.12
- 2.6.22.13
- 2.6.22.14
- 2.6.22.15
- 2.6.22.17
- 2.6.22.18
- 2.6.22.19
- 2.6.22.20
- 2.6.22.21
- 2.6.22.22
- 2.6.22_rc1
- 2.6.22_rc7
- 2.6.23
- 2.6.24
- 2.6.25
- 2.6.26
- 2.6.26.1
- 2.6.26.2
- 2.6.26.3
Configuration 2
Running on/with
- ≤ 2.6.26.4
- 2.2.27
- 2.4.36
- 2.4.36.1
- 2.4.36.2
- 2.4.36.3
- 2.4.36.4
- 2.4.36.5
- 2.4.36.6
- 2.6
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.19.4
- 2.6.19.5
- 2.6.19.6
- 2.6.19.7
- 2.6.20.16
- 2.6.20.17
- 2.6.20.18
- 2.6.20.19
- 2.6.20.20
- 2.6.20.21
- 2.6.21.5
- 2.6.21.6
- 2.6.21.7
- 2.6.22
- 2.6.22.1
- 2.6.22.2
- 2.6.22.8
- 2.6.22.9
- 2.6.22.10
- 2.6.22.11
- 2.6.22.12
- 2.6.22.13
- 2.6.22.14
- 2.6.22.15
- 2.6.22.17
- 2.6.22.18
- 2.6.22.19
- 2.6.22.20
- 2.6.22.21
- 2.6.22.22
- 2.6.22_rc1
- 2.6.22_rc7
- 2.6.23
- 2.6.23.8
- 2.6.23.9
- 2.6.23.10
- 2.6.23.11
- 2.6.23.12
- 2.6.23.13
- 2.6.23.15
- 2.6.23.16
- 2.6.23.17
- 2.6.24
- 2.6.25
- 2.6.26.1
- 2.6.26.2
- 2.6.26.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of utrace as shipped with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 54.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 51.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 27.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.81% (0.02808) | 82.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://kerneloops.org/oops.php?number=56705 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31536 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3832 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464883 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45644 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3832
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3832
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://kerneloops.org/oops.php?number=56705 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/02/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31536 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3832 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464883 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45644 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3832 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3832 |
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