● CVE — High
CVE-2008-2812
Vendordebian, linux, canonical, suse, opensuseProductdebian linux, linux kernel, ubuntu linux, suse linux enterprise server, opensuse, suse linux enterprise desktop, meeting exchange, message networking, proactive contact, messaging storage server, communication manager, intuity audix lx, linux desktop, sip enablement services, expanded meet-me conferencingDiscoveredJul 9, 2008UpdatedApr 23, 2026
The Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 does not properly perform tty operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving NULL pointer dereference of function pointers in (1) hamradio/6pack.c, (2) hamradio/mkiss.c, (3) irda/irtty-sir.c, (4) ppp_async.c, (5) ppp_synctty.c, (6) slip.c, (7) wan/x25_asy.c, and (8) wireless/strip.c in drivers/net/.